michaelswalkerphotographiccollection

“Michael Walker is in the centre - he was the 50-mile champion of Ireland at the time; the photo also has his brother John Walker, Richard J Mecredy (always known as Arjay; there's a photo of him here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Mecredy and a couple more on the cover of a recent book about him), Matthew Walsh and Bernard Doyle.”


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"The Largely Forgotten Story" - ryancurleyhistory.substack.com/p/under-no-crown-the-large...

8 names in the Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 05 June 1912

IRISH CYCLISTS FOB STOCKHOLM. Tho following cycling team has been chosen to represent Ireland in the miles road race in connection with the Olympic games in Stockholm —Messrs. M. Walker. C. W. Anderson, B. 4. Doyle, and J. Walker. In the event of any of the team being unable to travel, the committee will .choose a substitute from Messrs, M. Walsh. R. J. . R. Mccredy, F. Guy. J. Donaldson, and another.

[Aside} The Australian Swimming Team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics !!
via National Library of Australia

beachcomber australia Hubba Hubba! 😀

an Austin, a VW beetle, a Morris Minor and a Ford Capri (?). I love the phrase traffic treacle - when traffic returns I think I will pirate your idiom

Streetview The Kennedy's Bar sign appears to be still there. But the buildings either side are gone.

sorry there is no VW, it's another Austin, is it a Princess (?)

Foxglove The red one behind the Morris Minor? It's an 1100, possibly an Austin but it could also be the Morris sibling. I can't see a Capri in the shot. The beige car is a Hillman Avenger. The white car behind looks as if it might be a Fiat 1100R and the dark-coloured car entering the junction is a Vauxhall Viva. While most of the cars are, indeed, 1960s models (and VZC 480 is getting long in the tooth) the Viva and the Avenger are 1970s cars so I would guess that the photo might be from 1973 on?

I spy a Hillman Avenger, which appeared in February 1970. So the date range is 1970s, not 1960s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Avenger via Andrew~Henderson

All is changed, changed utterly... Streetview: www.google.ie/maps/@53.3384925,-6.2799303,3a,75y,57.08h,9...

So, this is therefore the surviving bit : www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&...

All ads for Nick O'Teen and Al K. Hall!

I remember this junction very well travelling on the 50, 50A etc busses from Drimnagh/Walkinstown into the city centre. The bus had to negotiate the sharp left and then a sharp right into the Coombe. I rarely saw the junction at ground level as I always sat upstairs. I see double yellow lines at the junction. I vaguely remember the time when they were introduced but can't remember how old I was.

aidanhodson I too remember this before they built the new road. So I take it the Cement Works are behind the Georgian in this pic?