blessington

5 photos tagged blessington, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

2009

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beachcomber australia said:
The wonderful bridge is still there; I just went across virtually with streetview - www.google.com.au/maps/@53.1184982,-6.5870475,3a,75y,33.7...
beachcomber australia said:
One side of the photo is Co. Kildare, the other is Co. Wicklow - I am not sure which ...
John Spooner said:
I though we might need a Mysterious Disappearance Klaxxon from page 4 of Evening Telegraph* - Tuesday 16 September 1902

but on page 3 is the sad news so it's a job for the Untimely Death Klaxxon

Poor Mr Byrne.
Rory Sherlock said:
Here it is on the OSI 25" map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,694709,708504,11,9
Rory Sherlock said:
NIAH entry: www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&... Built c.1830 to designs by Alexander Nimmo apparently

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Swordscookie said:
Reminds me of a spot out near the bridge at Templogue not too far from Terenure College.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Swordscookie Excellent! That's where we thought it was, but weren't sure...
Swordscookie said:
Thomas Green and Sons built steam engines from 1835 and the following is taken from a flickr colleagues gallery of their history. 1880s Started building locomotives. •1885-98 157 tram locomotives built. www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyg1955/galleries/7215762364661...
derangedlemur said:
Why would a Dublin and Belfast locomotive be hauling a tram around Terenure? It's a bit off their turf, isn't it?
derangedlemur said:
The engine plaque seems to say someone (Rodgers?) and Son makers 1906/8.

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beachcomber australia said:
Streetview is almost spot-on - goo.gl/maps/WCC69aXisDS2
dearbhaile2 said:
www.google.ie/maps/@53.1709622,-6.5323588,3a,75y,319.2h,9...
Jörg_Berlin said:
Great image, seen in "B&W Images from around the World" www.flickr.com/groups/picsinbw/
beachcomber australia said:
I didn't see the man with a bucket at first ...
derangedlemur said:
I wonder what the connection between North Kildare and Old Calabar is. Depending on how up to date they were, the use of Old Calabar instead of Calabar could place it at pre-1906.