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I have just added two new photos to our 50,000 + Views Album The unforgettable "Diaphalene for dainty lingerie" and from Clonmel, "A Shower Bath apparently!" [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/sets/72157651136879037/]

Niall McAuley already found the school on Streetview, and the OSI Map: www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/5800277541/

If it's taken first think in the morning, then it's probably in front of the tree in the corner of the playground. maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,576798,740498,7,9

I think this might be the slight rise visible on the left: www.google.ie/maps/@53.413673,-8.349559,3a,75y,341.21h,81...

Here are Mr. Gildea and Miss Crowe in the 1901 Census. As well as a number of the pupils.

SpOoKy! - the house on the left has vanished and the white house has acquired extra windows. Streetview - www.google.com.au/maps/@52.1667501,-10.4053686,3a,75y,214...

St Vincent's Catholic Church is c. 1865, and "Freestanding cut-stone Celtic Cross style grave marker, c. 1900, to north-west of site." via - www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&... So after 1900?

The triple lancet chancel windows now have recent stained glass - via Places Around Ireland www.flickr.com/photos/placesaroundireland/36542127566/ Flickr is sometimes amazing!

Interesting history of Halloween - it seems we can blame the Celts! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#History

This is a scene I'm familiar with - I used to be based in the adjacent parish of Dingle. A distant cousin of mine was curate in Ballyferriter in the 1880s and was very involved in Land League activities in the area. I've asked a friend in Ballyferriter to have a look at the Celtic Cross for me to see if we can narrow down the date. (Not sure if/when he'll get back to me!) The church is dedicated to St Vincent de Paul because of the work of priests from the Vincentian Order who began a Mission in West Kerry in 1840s to counteract the activity of the Anglican Rev. Geyer who was even sucessful in converting Fr Denis Layne Brasbie (Curate in Ballyferriter) to Anglicanism. The work of the Vincentians was largely sucessful in reversing what was then known as 'souperism'. The house (now vanished) built on to the church was the presbytery where the clergy and their staff lived, In 1901 that was Fr John O'Leary PP, his curate Fr Patrick O'Regan, their cook/domestic Mary Ashe and general domestic Patrick Connor. To the best of my knowledge, the presbytery survived into the 1980s or 1990s and was known as having quite poor living conditions. It was replaced by a free-standing presbytery the driveway of which can be seen by rotating the Streetview.

Great mix of expressions on view. Wonderful shot. My mother-in-law would have been nine that year but she does not appear on this one.

Swordscookie My favourite's the "little devil" down the front!

Are there school photos available that the public can access? My grandmother Rose Boyle in the 1911 census is listed as assistant teacher living in Meenmore Dungloe Donegal.Her sister Annie Boyle is School Mistress. Would there be photos?

aspinwallbookclub You could search our catalogue online, using search terms like Dungloe, etc.