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While James stands contemplating where his next fare might come from the "Back to the Future" DeLorean screams to a stop behind him!

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  • O Mac said:
    The iconic Ulster Bank building (1885 - 1895) not yet built.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    O Mac Thank you. That lops 20 years off the date.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    For comparison and previous dating information ...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    The 1876 Grattan statue is not even there in some early Stereo Pairs.
    eg - catalogue.nli.ie etc

    There, but no fancy lamps - catalogue.nli.ie - when were they added?

    'Come Here to Me' was asking (2014) for dating help - comeheretome.com
  • Swordscookie said:
    beachcomber australia I was looking at this and thinking that the streetscape was all wrong for O'Connell St. And yet Morning Mary is seldom wrong. Big boo-boo this time

The Rosbercon Gang!

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    22 July 1930 was a Tuesday ...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Thank you.
  • John Spooner said:
    Here's a James Cahill, once of Rosbercon . New Ross Standard - Saturday 01 April 1967
    New Ross Standard - Saturday 01 April 1967
  • Niall McAuley said:
    John Spooner That James Cahill was 63 in 1967, per his death record. Unemployed, living in Iveagh Hostel
  • Dún Laoghaire Micheál said:
    Well they weren't celebrating the completion of the brickwork.

Overcoats and Swimsuits in Skerries

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  • Marcel Mac Duchamp and Rroseeen Ní Shélavy in Infrat(h)in said:
    I remember, as a child, digging down in the sand in Skerries (perhaps 65 years ago). Obviously not digging far, but hitting a layer of black stuff. My parents told me it was oil. It had a very particular smell. I still remember it. I still wonder what it was. It happened more than once.
  • Marcel Mac Duchamp and Rroseeen Ní Shélavy in Infrat(h)in said:
    The answer, according to A.I.:

    The Science Behind the 'Black Oil' Layer

    The Lack of Oxygen (Anoxia): On popular beaches like Skerries South Beach or North Strand, the top few inches of sand are constantly turned over by waves and the tide, keeping them well-oxygenated and clean. However, just a short distance below the surface, the tightly packed sand particles block fresh water and oxygen from penetrating.

    Decaying Organic Matter: Over time, bits of seaweed, marine organisms, and organic silt get buried under the shifting sand. In an environment devoid of oxygen, normal decomposition cannot happen. Instead, specialized anaerobic bacteria take over to break down this organic material.

    The Chemical Reaction: These bacteria "breathe" sulfates (which are abundant in seawater) and exude iron sulfides. It is this iron sulfide that dyes the sand grains a deep, jet-black color and gives it a slick, greasy texture that looks identical to oil.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Boo hoo! The Tower Tearooms and The Tuck Shop are no more ...
    In February (brrr!) 2023 via Paul McNamara [https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljmcnamara/52713096446/]
  • O Mac said:
    Red Island again

  • beachcomber australia said:
    This Faecsbook page reckons "circa 1928" - www.facebook.com
    Includes another Eason near the tower with a motor car - catalogue.nli.ie