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Not a Yawl in sight!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 28 older comments, and then…
  • O Mac said:
    It has to have been taken from a house on Knockaverry Road.
    Golf Links Rd
    maps.app.goo.gl/F63DQ4zNs13vEhZa6
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Previously (but later) with Mr O'Connor -
  • Josep Revés cullerès said:
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  • beachcomber australia said:
    And via Jim Coughlan
  • Suck Diesel said:
    Earlier than this O’Connor view (no ‘Nissen’ hut in back garden)

'Neath Shandon's Bells

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 20 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    16:34 Clockmaker 'Mangan'. And that peculiar "IIII" instead of "IV" again.
  • Jams O'Donnell said:
    That lad Cartier-Bresson couldn't do better.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Actress to Bishop -
    "Dear Bishop, there's a fish on your church tower!"

    Fish view - maps.app.goo.gl/tKoyEzGugW2Ams7d8

    Fishy is even there in Satellite 3D - amazing! - www.google.com/maps/@51.9031447,-8.476988,63a,35y,84.44h,...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Any information about T. O'Callaghan's, or the make/model of that gleaming motor would be very welcome...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Jams O'Donnell He could not!

    Can't resist. Must ask you. Phwat is yer nam? 😀

Bridging the Gap, Mizen Head Bridge

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 2 older comments, and then…
  • Suck Diesel said:
    Not still standing, replaced with a replica

    “Fri 5 Aug 2011 at 12:42
    A footbridge spanning 50m across a dramatic sea gorge on the south-west tip of Ireland has reopened.
    After 100 years of service, the Mizen Head bridge has been faithfully reconstructed in its original style.

    An estimated 50,000 people a year cross the Victorian structure, located 45m high above the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, which links Mizen Head Lighthouse to the mainland.

    Kieran Ruane, project manager with RPS engineers, said the original 1909 structure was carefully removed and replaced with a new, replica reinforced concrete bridge.

    "The successful completion of the project has preserved a landmark structure on the coast of Ireland for future generations to enjoy," he added.

    The original build cost £1,272 (now worth 1,462 euro) and was completed in 1909, when it was considered to be the longest reinforced concrete bridge of its type in Europe. It first opened to the public in 1994 but the extreme weather conditions took its toll and it was deemed unsafe in 2005. Temporary works extended its life for another five years.

    The identical rebuild cost 1.8 million euro, funded by Failte Ireland, Cork County Council and the Commissioners of Irish Lights. The complex works were carried out by RPS, Carillion Irishenco and Cork County Council.

    The new bridge is 700mm wider and additional recreation facilities include walkways and viewing platforms to enhance the visitor experience. It has been shortlisted for a British Institution of Structural Engineers' Heritage Award.

    Mr Ruane said access to the site was extremely difficult, via a steeply inclined footway, less than one metre wide.”

    The footbridge was officially reopened by Leo Varadkar, minister for transport, tourism and sport

    www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/footb...
  • Suck Diesel said:
  • beachcomber australia said:
    "Build bridges, not walls" someone famous beginning with 'F' said.

    It looks much more modern than 1910, almost art deco.

    Looking solid in 2023 googleball - maps.app.goo.gl/Hd6AmLkpxbjLivLn7
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Seagull view - youtu.be/JDWr1kMKSLw?si=CxlV3xSBgkSp8n59 (turn volume off!)
  • John Spooner said:
    Construction didn't run entirely smoothly. London and China Express - Friday 04 March 1910:
    The various portions of the bridge, having been partially constructed on land, were placed in position by means of an aerial ropeway, and were secured temporarily by wire ropes fastened to both sides of the channel, while the concrete was completed in situ in forms supported by the partially completed structure. Some difficulty was experienced in obtaining firm foundations for the bridge, as when the excavation was about half completed the rock was found to be less sound than it had appeared to be, with the result that a considerable amount of rock had to be removed and replaced with concrete. The position of the bridge had to be moved 5 ft. westwards, necessitating a general alteration in the design of the abutments. Most of the material had to be carted from Crookhaven, about seven miles away, the last mile being over a special road, of which the bridge forms a part, and which has been constructed to give access to the signal station. The severity of the weather rendered it necessary to suspend operations for many days at a time, and during the whole of the winter of 1908-9, but work has progressed rapidly during the past summer and autumn, and it is hoped that the bridge will be completed in the course of ,this month and that it will be tested about the end of March.