newsposters

If it's 1911 the census should be our friend.

derangedlemur Good thinking, Batman!

maps.google.ie/maps?q=Mountmellick&hl=en&ll=53.11...

The posters mention "Letter from Mr J Redmond" and "Home Rule Finance" London Times Saturday 27th May 1911 "The following letter from Mr John Redmond appeared in the Dublin newspapers yesterday ..." The letter mentions finance of the Home Rule Bill. There is also lots of stuff about the Imperial Conference, which had begun that week. So I'd say Friday 26th May 1911. I'd put my house shed on it.

maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,644948,707703,7,9

The spy obsession was more from 1912 onwards than 1902, but it may not have been part of that particular bout of hysteria. "Terms of Peace" suggests the end of the Boer war.

In fact it is: One of the posters says "Terms of Boer Treaty"

Presumably referring to the Treaty of Vereeniging, signed on 31 May 1902.

All talking about "Peace" and "Terms of Peace" which will have been the end of the 2nd Boer War which ended in May 1902. It was an unpopular war which had seen the introduction of things such as concentration camps, "scorched earth" and internment which eradicated dramatically support for the war. An impressive array of newspapers - The Newry Reporter, The Newry Telegraph as well as The Irish Times and Independent, The Weekly Freeman. The Newry Reporter of course still exists but no sign of Newry's third local paper The Newry Standard. The same view today - maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=hill+street+newry&ll=54.1738...

billh35 And at extreme right on the ground is a poster for the Belfast something - maybe Telegraph?

I think your translation is out, Charlie Byrne might be closer to the mark! Danny is going to be very disappointed AGAIN!

this is fantastic - even having the kids playing Marbles (?)

wow, very well to do. I cant imagine too many wearing white. even what is being sold to the right of her isnt white. great image

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The Shops are still no 35 and 36 today