bootmaker

It looks like Dundalk courthouse.

I can't get streetview in the right place but I think this is it: maps.google.ie/maps?q=Dundalk+Courthouse,+Crowe+Street,+D...

Amazing the way choral festivals are always held near courthouses. It's not like we ever get done for causing a disturbance (somewhat surprisingly, I must admit).

derangedlemur Brilliant! I've just been jogging around the square in Google Maps myself (pesky trees), but I think you're absolutely right.

derangedlemur Well done. I think you got it spot on. I saw a portion of this picture posted somewhere recently asking the viewers to speculate as to what was going on. But can't remember where?

Foxglove I saw it FIRST!

Now Parnell Street, I think: Streetview: goo.gl/maps/dZkpBw2aC71oowip6

ah it's the daily dog race and I was caught in the traps

There's a distinct lack of the kinds of signs & products that usually give us clues re: dating. The name of the street doesn't help - the 1901 Census uses 'Mill Street', but the late 1890s 25" map calls it Parnell Street, even though Parnell Street is a re-naming of Mill Street. The only sign I can make out is a damaged sign for Prescotts Dye Works Dublin. Does that help with dating?

RIC man with a tall helmet suggests before 1900 and forage caps.

According to the Belfast Newsletter, Jubilee day was June 21st

John Spooner Thank you, John. We're surely safe with June 1897 then... Who is your new profile pic?

There is a Salmon on the town crest denoting the river bann

National Library of Ireland on The Commons It's my great-grandfather. Read about him here and here. As a Methodist minister, he changed his 'station' every two years, so he pops up all over the place. Back to Coleraine. The Belfast Newsletter reported on the celebrations in detail, including Coleraine. There are also reports of the extremely lively 'celebrations' in Cork, Limerick and Dublin.

I got very lost trying to find this - GoogleMapsStreetView