kerry

1927

mubi.com/en/ie/films/the-spirit-of-st-louis
Movie trailer

Somewhere here - maps.app.goo.gl/Drda4QYqApdkSqGF8

I always wondered why there was no front windscreen; how did Lindbergh see where he was going? Wikipedia explains ...

" ... At Lindbergh's request, the large main and forward fuel tanks were placed in the forward section of the fuselage, in front of the pilot, with the oil tank acting as a firewall. This arrangement improved the center of gravity and reduced the risk of the pilot being crushed to death between the main tank and the engine in the event of a crash. This design decision meant that there could be no front windshield, and that forward visibility would be limited to the side windows. This did not concern Lindbergh as he was accustomed to flying in the rear cockpit of mail planes with mail bags in the front. When he wanted to see forward, he would slightly yaw the aircraft and look out the side. To provide some forward vision as a precaution against hitting ship masts, trees, or structures while flying at low altitude, a Ryan employee who had served in the submarine service installed a periscope which Lindbergh helped design. It is unclear whether the periscope was used during the flight. ... "

See more - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_St._Louis

YouTube is sometimes amazing! Short clip from the movie and the relevant bit at 1:30 - youtu.be/petx7a0BnKw?si=tyIrjD7kOAt131hh

Killarney? via Barbara * busy bee

Found via Google Lens and Google Images, which ignored the nave being four bays/windows longer. See "design for the extension of the nave and completion of the tower"- catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000317703

beachcomber australia Yes, spot on. St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney. Spire completed 1907

via Murphman61 St. Mary’s designed by Pugin, said to be inspired by Ardfert

Via Trove from 1846 - "... Whilst Valentia slate from Kerry is used in the Houses of Parliament for roofing, the proprietors of the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Killarney, within forty miles of Valentia, are importing slate from Wales, a distance of six hundred miles ..." See - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12901245?searchTerm=ca...

We are back in action after the long Christmas/ New Year's break! We would like to take this opportunity to wish all those who contribute, follow or occasionally see this photo stream a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. May all your dreams for 2025 come true!

Illustrated London News - Saturday 07 July 1877 announced the marriage of one of Dr Graves' daughters, but I'd guess not the one pictured

On the 3rd inst.. at St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Captain R. M. Blomfield, R.N., to Rosamund Selina, second daughter of the Right Rev. C. Graves, D.D , Bishop of Limerick.

From other wedding notices, children of Dr Graves included
- eldest son Alfred Percival Graves, HM Inspector of Schoold (Dundee Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 01 December 1891)
- Robert Windham Graves, Her Majesty's Consul for Kurdistan, youngest son (Clifton Society - Thursday 19 December 1895)
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This one looks more likely (Liverpool Albion - Monday 16 August 1869)

POWYS—GRAVES—Aug. 7, at the parish church of Kilcrohane, Sneem, county Kerry, Henry L. Powys, captain 52nd Regiment, second son of the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, to Helena Cecelia Graves, eldest daughter of the Lord Bishop of Limerick.

Happy new year !
Usually the "family gatherings" are very static and formal - this one is very dynamic, people with differing outlooks and positions - great choice