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Queen's Square, Fermoy, Co. Cork

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  • Niall McAuley said:
    Previously, on nli Flickr:
    Queen's Square, Fermoy, Co. Cork
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Niall McAuley I remember that one - golly - three years ago. Trouble is I can't read my own notes. Grrrr @ flickr
  • beachcomber australia said:
    " ... In recent weeks the local press covered a fascinating story which has its origins in the tragedy of the Civil War. Anti-Treaty forces under the command of General Liam Lynch apparently drilled holes in the underside of the bridge with the intention of dynamiting the structure to destroy a vital part of the Free State infrastructure by blowing up the main Cork to Dublin road. The plan was abandoned but today those holes are nested in by sand martins, something which is considered unusual as this species of bird normally avoids man-made structures. ... " From - ahundredandfortycharactersisusuallyenough.wordpress.com/2...
  • Swordscookie said:
    This is a cracker of a shot, those creels and the complete absence of traffic! What a difference to todays traffic gridlock!
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Last time, we did not do well dating the photo of Fermoy, but I think that cycle shop on the left corner will do it. Off to search street directories...

Lucan, the most exotic place for taking the waters!

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    "The Gateway to Health and Happines" according to this 1940 booklet - www.lucannewsletter.ie/history/spahotel.html Those characters look like they are 'bunburying' !
  • Foxglove said:
    shooting from a low lit tunnel, into the light and getting all exposures through the photo balanced and visible is always a challenge and here it has been mastered excellently
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    From a perusal of the 25" OSI Map, (which doesn't seem to want to save), we're somewhere around where this Streetview is.
  • John Spooner said:
    You didn't actually have to go there to enjoy the benefits of the watersSaunders's News-Letter - Wednesday 05 May 1773
    (Saunders's News-Letter - Wednesday 05 May 1773)
  • beachcomber australia said:
    'Jaunty' spotted at the spa! Might drag us back to the early 1890s? - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000326239

Mud, boats and quays - the Barrow at New Ross.

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    I think Mr French was on the old bridge. Streetview from the new bridge shows the warehouse with the bite taken out of its roof is still there (see note) - goo.gl/maps/q2DjHZK5GBT2
  • beachcomber australia said:
    OSI - maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,671640,627839,11,9
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Mr French took a 'cabinet' sized photo L_CAB_07896 at the same time - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000332590 . Which was first? Spot The Differences!
  • Wendy: said:
    Great historical details there!
  • domenico milella said:
    Congratulation for your beautiful Album.