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Adverts for The Witness and Jubilee Assembly appeared in the Irish Times (end the the Evening Irish Times) on Monday 7th July 1890

On 10th of July the Evening Irish Times had a similar notice, but added that there would be "Fullest Reports of the Jubilee celebrations" . The Northern Whig reported on the 2nd day of the Jubilee Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland on Wdnesday 9th July, so it must have begun on Monday 7th July.

Clifton Street, built late 19th cent and not 1690 !

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From www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/literature/old-be...

The Witness Following the disappearance of the Banner of Ulster in 1870 and the Evening Press in 1971 [I guess it should be 1871 - JS], the Presbyterian community in Ulster was left without a newspaper. The Rev Thomas Hamilton of York Street Church (later the vice chancellor of Queens University Belfast), and a number of others then launched The Witness, a penny weekly. The first number was dated January 2, 1874. Alexander McMonagle was appointed editor and manager, and held these positions until his death in June 1919.

a perspective twist makes it appear that the statue to the fore is holding a scroll of paper (the shop awning )

Per the old reliable wiki article on Dublin Tramways, the horse trams began service in 1872, and were electrified by 1901.

In Thoms 1882 - Shanks Brothers are at 2 Foster Place and F H Killingly are at 3 Trinity Street. I see Shanks Killingly & Co at 2 Foster place in the photo, so I think it safe to presume we are after 1882.

No Bicycles, which must put this back in the nineteenth rather than twentieth century.

Grattan with the shop awning is from 1875 per the DIA.