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Big Rocks and slow horses from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded January 2026
I wish ye would all stand still! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded July 2024
Ding, dong , dell what a pretty little bell? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2022
A woman’s home is her castle! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded May 2021
The castle outside the walls from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded May 2021
Main Street, Longford on a market day from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2018
Camlin Falls, Longford, Co. Longford from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2018
A very rare visit to County Longford from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded January 2018
Main St. Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded July 2017
Neddies, ghosts, shawlies and corner boys galore! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded May 2016
Castle Forbes, Longford, Co. Longford from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2015
Battle of Ballinamuck, 1798 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2013
August 14, 1923 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded August 2011
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The castle outside the walls
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I wish ye would all stand still!
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Niall McAuley said:
Meta comment: no grouping today, this is top of my stream on its own.
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Niall McAuley said:
Streetview: 53 Main St
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Niall McAuley said:
In its entry on the Longford Arms Hotel to the right of the court house, the NIAH says: A late nineteenth-century photograph from the Lawrence Collection (1895) shows that it had a round-headed doorway with cut stone block-and-start surround at this time
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Niall McAuley said:
The shop beyond the court house looks like a blurred Kelly. Peter Kelly Hardware is in the 1911 but not the 1901 census.
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Niall McAuley Thanks for letting us know Niall, we think we have figured out the issue, happy that we are back to normal.
Battle of Ballinamuck, 1798
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Niall McAuley said:
Bing Aerial view of the spot. Wikipedia has a short article.
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Niall McAuley Thanks Niall. That map now added to our map! Plus, down at the bottom of the Wikipedia article: "...The catastrophe at Ballinamuck left a strong imprint on social memory and featured strongly in local folklore. Numerous oral traditions were later collected about this episode, principally in the 1930s by the historian Richard Hayes and by the Irish Folklore Commission." Richard Hayes was Director of the National Library of Ireland from 1940-1967, and a very interesting man! Here's just one example (from the Dictionary of Irish Biography):
Soon after the outbreak of the second world war, he was seconded from his post as head of the National Library to work as code-breaker with the Irish army. His skills in linguistics, combined with his highly organised mind and fine memory, led to considerable successes in this field, which included the foiling of an attempt by the German agent Hermann Goertz to establish a power base in Ireland. Although deeply involved in intelligence work (and also, during this period, carrying out scientific experiments on the culture of plants), Hayes continued to administer the Library.
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B-59 said:
Memorial of the battle (photo by dr_urbanus):
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O Mac said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons Was it Richard Hayes that saved the Laurence collection from becoming a glass house?
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DannyM8 said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons Saw your lock out exhibition yesterday - I would recommend it to all and sundry