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Tank pulling three ton Military truck from the banks of the Liffey

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    I had this ready to post but I had forgotten that the following related photo had already been posted. Your comments on this photo are still welcome.
  • derangedlemur said:
    Looks like it's probably down here on Pigeonhouse road maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,719062,733954,11,9.
  • guliolopez said:
    Presumably that's a pile of the tobacco leaf itself (removed from the barrel) on the slip way?
  • derangedlemur said:
    They probably used it to make JP Navy Cut Extra Salty.
  • guliolopez said:
    derangedlemur Did they not know that flavoured tobacco is on its way to being outlawed? I found this in the Indo from Tuesday 17 May 1921: www.flickr.com/photos/20727502@N00/27127766860/ And this from the Examiner on Monday 16 May 1921: www.flickr.com/photos/20727502@N00/27369909746/

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!

The Poolbeg Lighthouse

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • 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.