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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!

Streetview 2014: goo.gl/maps/jTnyNYFZXCQ2

Billboard for "The Irish Packet" . This magazine was first published by the Freeman's Journal in 1903 tThe Irish Packet "A popular penny weekly of 'fact, fun and fiction'. Ran a lot of short stories including work by Katharine Tynan, Justin McCarthy, William Boyle, Jane Barlow, J.D. Guinan, William Buckley. Issues & Index Sources: 1903 – 1909 Editors: M. M'D. Bodkin Formats: small tabloid Prices: 1d Frequency: weekly" Date range 1903-1909 puts it in conflict with the catalogues 1900 upper limit?

The "McGrath" shop sign still exists (but not the original one), s. www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&...

O Mac Confirmed in irishmediahistory.com/tag/irish-packet/: "The Irish Packet was a story paper owned and run by the Freeman’s Journal newspaper. It began publication in October 1903 ..."

O Mac That 1880-1900 was probably an educated guesstimate, not to be taken as gospel in the case of the Lawrence Collection. And exactly why the investigations undertaken here are so useful to Library Towers and the national collection!

That a great image- you can't even see the rock from the main road now!

Wendy: Well, if you hold on, I'm searching for a good shot of the rock to add too... :)

It's on the north side of the rock. It doesn't seem to be marked on the OSI 25" - Presumably it's a branch coming down from Goold's Cross - maybe a line for sugar beet or a BNM line. I'm not sure where you got the station opened date from.

Another terrific old picture and a delight to see. Thank you for sharing NLI.

I think this is the location here maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,606732,641159,6,3 The sweeping curved field boundary is the line of the old railway line