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11 photos tagged railwayhistory, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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• nationallibraryofireland
• nationalphotographicarchive
• jamespo
• leinster
• jamespo’dea
• 1960s
• permanentway
• 20thcentury
• ireland
• tuesday
• 1962
• o
• countykildare
• rivershannon
• ulster
• munster
• odeaphotographcollection
• saturday
• steamtractionengine
• mullingar
• cowestmeath
• tarbitumentank
• railcars
• goodscarriages

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• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 10 photos
• The National Archives UK 1 photo

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In the Wall in Inniskeen

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 17 older comments, and then…
• Foxglove said:

  could be St Mary's church ?

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  Foxglove your guess is as good as mine!

• O Mac said:

  The Wilshires were hot on O Dea's heals..... 3 years later. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000050147 "This cross was erected by Captain C McMahon 1729" www.jstor.org/stable/27728090

• beachcomber australia said:

  24 September 1960 was a Saturday ...

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  Foxglove O Mac beachcomber australia 20th September 1729 was a Tuesday.

Athlone quays or Deja Vu again?

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 17 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  17 September 1961 was a Sunday ... which we already knew from the catalogue title "Waterfront, Sunday AM, Athlone, Co. Westmeath."

• O Mac said:

  Streetview. The Quay maps.app.goo.gl/GbJiwcMpnsgDF5ik7

• Foxglove said:

  I see a Ford Anglia, memories of wee bare legs sticking to hot plastic car seats in summer....

• Niall McAuley said:

  1895 or so:
  

• Niall McAuley said:

  O'Dea again, 1962:
  

The Ancient Art of doing the Thatch

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 4 older comments, and then…
• Suck Diesel said:

  'May your roof be well thatched, and those inside be well matched.' ~ Old Irish blessing

• beachcomber australia said:

  27 May 1961 was a Saturday ...
  
  The old thatcher looks decidedly wobbly.

• Suck Diesel said:

  Sallins, he was never far from the railway

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  Suck Diesel Like magnetic attraction to Mr O'Dea.

• Ambiguous Nature said:

  For those of us who wonder: www.formerglory.ie