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Yes indeed....the very thought when I first saw this pic...what an amazing array of diffferent caps and hats and an interesting photograph too. Thank you. Stuart.

Stuart You're very welcome!

looks like the photographer posed them perfectly, then left that empty chair in the foreground which is distracting....himmm

It's actually the empty chair that really makes this for me.

An earlier Lord Clonbrock (I don't know his number, but born 1807)., played 5 first class cricket matches, at least twice for England. His first-class batting average was 1.62. A gentleman rather than a player. www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11645.html

James Shanks in 1901: Justice of Peace for County of Dublin Managing Director Shanks and Co Ltd Mineral Worker Makers Dublin and Grand International Hotel Ltd. Bray

Among the Smith-Barry tenants evicted from James Street on Tuesday 17th December 1889 (according to Freeman's the following day)

Patrick Cleary, draper Michael Kennedy, provision store James Davis, stationer Danl(sic) Ryan, victualler Jas Murray, boot manufacturer Michael Cross, draper Widow Bennett, harness maker

We know that Michael Cross and Patrick Cleary ended up in New Tipperary. I wonder about the others.

There's a Boot man in the arcade, nearest shop on the right hand side of the other shot, I can't read the poster in the window, though. Royal Boots? Boland Boots?

Dandy indeed

DannyM8 Thinking of switching to DandyM8? :)

There's no DOG!!! How can you have that many horses and not have a dog to bark at them? It's not natural I say. Great shot of the old pub - when it was an hotel no less!

I love the old picture, great find but that was a good point, not dog in sight. Did someone SHOOT the poor brutes?

Swordscookie Do you know where this was/is then, Sean? Would love a Google Maps link. Think we need to get Niall McAuley to do a Google Maps linking seminar with you... :)