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Great photo!

This is brilliant, apart from the wonderful clarity and quality of this photograph there is so much to admire here! The timing of the shot is superb, look at the splash of the "catch" at the end loom of each oar. look at the timing between each boat, look at the structure of the boats, ideal for carrying loads. They must have been a nightmare to move about.

Swordscookie Have been wondering about the flat thing across the top of the turf in the second boat. To hold the turf in place, or a ladder?

National Library of Ireland on The Commons I was looking at it and thought that it might be an unstepped mast but when you look at it more closely it appears to be connected to the tiller at the stern of the boat. It is a very unwieldly tiller (steering mechanism) handle if that is the case. Looking at that in original size and not on my laptop it appears that there is a woman on the stroke oar with the man in the boat nearest the camera.

Swordscookie Certainly looks as if she's playing her part in the rowing.

"looking like paddy's market" was a phrase my mum used to describe any thing that was untidy (like my bedroom) :-) I spotted the Antrim Glen photo immediately - I have one taken from a nearby location from 2006 - little change - the hills have not moved but the farmland/field layout is different

Foxglove I hear you! Our house was broken into once and the Guards were wondering why the burglars had so thoroughly torn one of the bedrooms apart - mine! My mother was so ashamed admitting that it had looked that way before the burglary... :D (have since improved)

lol did you guys see my room before? lol We say "you can lose a camel there". :)

TJ Ooooh, that's a good one! Definitely occasions when the work desk hides the odd dromedary or two.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons lol don't forget the bed and the closet :) ... oh and the lazyboy and the mirror table ..... and uhh .. ok you got the picture i guess :)

Looks a lot like Dungarvan to me , looking west

on second thoughts , looking east maps.google.com/maps?q=the+square+dungarvan&hl=en&...

Can't you scan it at a higher resolution?

Moira Yay! You're absolutely right. Our very own ofarrl has a postcard that shows the National Bank Building definitely... Thanks a million, Moira - think you set a new Flickroonie Land Speed Record!

Juffrouw Jo You want it even larger than this?