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Street view looking down the pier maps.google.ie/maps?q=Downings,+Donegal&hl=en&ll=... showing rope-holding structures - the same rope-holding structures I think

A bollard is a short vertical post. Originally it meant a post used on a ship or a quay, principally for mooring. The word now also describes a variety of structures to control or direct road traffic, such as posts arranged in a line to obstruct the passage of motor vehicles.[1][2] The American Heritage Dictionary describes this use of bollard as "chiefly British", although the term has crept into the jargon of some American universities where dense traffic necessitates the use of bollards for access control. In the lighting industry, the term is used to describe short, post-like light fixtures. Mooring Bollard

From www.rosguill.com/ourarea/history/ 1880 Downings pier built 1895 Memorial erected in Carrigart to the 4th Earl (the fair Earl) 1887-1914 Fishing boom in Herring – ended at start of First World War with lost markets in Germany and Russia 1910 Extension to Pier built Marked on the OSI 25" as Downies Pier

Another great Irish life vintage photo' !

DannyM8 Thanks for the Streetview, and "mooring bollard".

It can't be too hard to find that ecclesiastical looking building on the right. I'll guess somewhere round Thomas St to start with, though no doubt Beaner will beat me to the exact location.

derangedlemur Okay, accepting your first bid of Thomas Street-ish.

: ) Cool Lady, cool boys. : )

I believe that is a morris minor van behind the boys.

What an unnatural pose! Poor Linda O'Reilly looks like a store-window dummy, with her stiletto stuck in the muck. Is that a genuine 'beehive' hairdo?

Hi, Is that a turntable?

Leonard Bentley Hello Leonard. I don't think so. It looks to me like a beautifully paved, but fixed structure. There is a sort of "gutter" all the way around, so presumably it was a washing area?

The circle is still visible on Google maps. Here is the historic OSI link.

There are 87 people listed in the Demesne in the 1901 census, including: Jarvis David 26 M England Coachman Bruen Michael 20 M Co Roscommon Stable Boy Domestic Servant Bruen John 19 M Co Roscommon Stable Boy Domestic Servant I think it is likely that those three are here somewhere. There are also many gardeners, gamekeepers, a Steward, a Butler and an RIC constable.

Also: Kelly John 26 M Kings County Stable Boy Domestic Servant