poulaphouca

4 photos tagged poulaphouca, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1923

1938

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beachcomber australia said:
The wonderful bridge is still there; I just went across virtually with streetview - www.google.com.au/maps/@53.1184982,-6.5870475,3a,75y,33.7...
beachcomber australia said:
One side of the photo is Co. Kildare, the other is Co. Wicklow - I am not sure which ...
John Spooner said:
I though we might need a Mysterious Disappearance Klaxxon from page 4 of Evening Telegraph* - Tuesday 16 September 1902

but on page 3 is the sad news so it's a job for the Untimely Death Klaxxon

Poor Mr Byrne.
Rory Sherlock said:
Here it is on the OSI 25" map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,694709,708504,11,9
Rory Sherlock said:
NIAH entry: www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&... Built c.1830 to designs by Alexander Nimmo apparently

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Niall McAuley said:
GeoHive OS 25" link.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Niall McAuley Thanks Niall. Could I trouble you for a Google link? My trusty FieldenMaps Converter ( www.fieldenmaps.info/cconv/cconv_ie.html ) is letting me down...
Niall McAuley said:
Your wish etc... www.google.ie/maps?ll=53.120157,-6.583254&spn=0.00160...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Niall McAuley Thanks Niall. Now the Flickr Map is getting notions, so I'll add it later...
polifemo2009 said:
Molto bella Niall

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derangedlemur said:
It's under 30' of water, these days: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,698008,708362,11,3
derangedlemur said:
It's not even visible on the satellite any more: www.google.ie/maps/@53.118798,-6.5335923,768m/data=!3m1!1e3
B-59 said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulaphouca_Reservoir says that the bridge was blown up between 1938 and 1940.
Aileen Kane said:
This bridge looks a lot like Turkish era bridges in Bosnia.
Niall McAuley said:
Reservoirview

Angela Orlando said:
Oh yes ... that would be awesome!!!
Hedd Jones said:
The engine driving the job is a Associated (made in Iowa USA), sold under the AMANCO trademark. This one is a '3 Mule Team Model' and a later Petrol-Paraffin model so post 1917