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Never mind the dog, what about the unusually situated human (see note)?

beachcomber australia Crikey, cannot believe I didn't spot him! :)

National Library of Ireland on The Commons beachcomber australia He was up there looking for a real Dog

beachcomber australia National Library of Ireland on The Commons I spotted him thanks to your note and what I wonder is how did he manage it? I remember when linesmen of various persuasions put on special steel shoes with a large spiked hook at the toe that went around the pole. They then put a large leather belt around their waists and around the pole and they climbed up one step at a time shifting the belt up with each step as this prevented them from falling backwards. The thing is that the pole in this case look like it is make of concrete and there is no ladder in evidence. Similarly there is no belt in sight to hold him onto the darned thing! Health and safety how are ye?

DannyM8 Niice one Danny, I was just thinking that after all our labours of last week solving puzzles and generally entertaining the denizens of Library Towers and all she gives you is an imitation dog for our troubles. Tsktsk!

From the also excellent Dictionary of irish Architects: Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, HENRY STREET, NO. 024 (COLISEUM OR PREMIER PALACE THEATRE) Date: 1913-15 Nature: New theatre. With Francis Bergin. Opened, 5 Apr 1915. Destroyed in 1916. Refs: Drawings in OPW, formerly Cabinet E; IB 55, 7 Jun,16 Aug,13 Sep 1913, 383,536,595; 56, 27 Mar,10 Apr 1915, 141,168; Freeman's Journal, 17 Mar 1915. Is the Freeman's Journal online?

24 Henry street is now this Champion Sports store, and is indeed directly opposite Moore Street, here on the OS 25" map. It's all wrong for this picture, which is on a street corner with tram tracks (Henry street had no trams).

Niall McAuley Browsed through 17 March 1915 edition of the Freeman's Journal but could find no mention of the theatre. However, this is the description of the (3,000 seater) Coliseum in the Irish Times on Wednesday, 31 March 1915: "... The main entrance will be in Henry street, where there is an imposing facade, designed in Neo-Grec style, executed in white glazed Carrara ware. The iron and glass verandah projecting over the footway has been designed to harmonise with this facade, and the glass to this and thw whole of the windows will be in coloured decorative leaded work. " Does that sound like a description of this building? And could it possibly hold 3,000?!

Clearly the Cork Coliseum, see reference to Cork ales and "Opera House"

McCurtain Street, Cork, (formerly King Street), site of the Coliseum Picture Theatre, on the other hand, did have tram tracks

Street View 2017 The Hotel opened in 1897 (www.themetropolehotel.ie/our-story.html) and was was largely rebuilt and extended during 1910-11 after a large fire (archiseek.com/2012/1900-hotel-metropole-cork/). This photo was thus taken between 1897 and 1910.

Miss Correll will shortly open in these Premises, so Guys will tell us more Yes, 1903 Guys says Miss Correll was here in 1903 so we are before that date

Congratulation for your beautiful Album.

I do not see Miss Correll in the 1901 or 1911 census

Some information on the Musgrave family. www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/who-are-the-musg...

It's survived reasonably well: goo.gl/maps/t2gVSmbNfHSPAMAk6

Looks like the glass canopy for the Everyman Palace has moved a few doors down the street: www.google.ie/maps/@51.9014819,-8.4680146,3a,65y,245.27h,...

Cork Baptist Church is dated 1892, and Victoria Buildings beside it was built in 1898 according to the NIAH, so our photo is later

Lots of dating info on previous visits ... Reverse view - And the Metropole Hotel (1897+) on the left -

beachcomber australia I've no comment on today's photo, but reading the comments on the top one (reverse view) has reacquainted me with Mdlle Alma and her amazing electric globes (including her 'gyrations', 'and 'evolutions').