dublinport

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The Poolbeg Lighthouse

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Fred Dean Snr. said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolbeg_Lighthouse There are 2 foghorns, different sizes, on the outside. To give 2 different sounds.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Yikes! It's RED. Like a sore thumb! In 2012 via cormacmcmullan
  • Leandro Trujillo Casañas said:
    Spectacular!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Streetview goes out there - goo.gl/maps/YkthK9JnTqz
  • DannyM8 said:
    It's a lovely walk down to the Lighthouse on a good day.

Fare thee well, ye British Soldiers

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    OI 8702 ?
  • Niall McAuley said:
    GS&W railway station at right, dock cranes at left.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Behind and up from here - maps.app.goo.gl/xknWviFW2vQGwL5t8
    The GS&W building is still there.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    How about 28 December 1922 ? This via Trove -

    "... LONDON, Dec. 28. The English army of occupation has left Ireland. The most vivid Celtic imagination never guessed at the scenes which accompanied the embarkation. As the regiments marched to the Dublin Docks they were cheered continually. Women rushed to kiss officers and men alike. Everyone seemed to be waving a tiny Union Jack and shouting "Come back soon." The crowd was so dense that the troops had to abandon all idea of military formation, and struggled through to the dock gates in single file. The ships in the river added to the confusion by sounding sirens and fog-horn. It really seemed that the departure of the hated army of occupation must be the arrival of a long-desired relief column, for nothing like the enthusiasm displayed has been seen since the little British army marched through Belgium after the armistice in November 1918.
    The grim irony of the situation was heightened by the fact that the Sinn Fein governors of Ireland, from Mr. Cosgrave downwards, are living in daily dread of death. ... ..."
    See - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1873338
  • Niall McAuley said:
    beachcomber australia

    Ah, so that is the 3 Arena at right!

Danger

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • PurpleDragon2020 said:
    I would love this photo just to place up on my neighborhood street to get the drivers to slow down and drive more cautiously. What might I do to get to re-print this wonderful photo?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    PurpleDragon2020 For your own use, no problem at all, just download one of the larger sizes. If you're blogging it, etc. please just acknowledge the National Library of Ireland, and provide a link back to this image... Just as with the children above, we only ask that you play nice with our photos! :)
  • beachcomber australia said:
    [As seen on the TV3 program] The sign must have worked - they built York road over the wall to take the traffic away. But now the locals are concerned about dog poo! GoogleStreetView - g.co/maps/xtsnb
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia How posh are we? Now we get to say that some of our Flickr photos are "as seen on TV"! :D