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Prior to the RDS the Garrison was the place to be!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 23 older comments, and then…
  • Niall McAuley said:
    The catalogue says Rathdowney, Co. Laois
  • beachcomber australia said:
    "Thomas Prior (1680 – 21 October 1751) was an Irish author, known as the founder of the Royal Dublin Society."
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Prior

    catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000313113
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Confirmed by the dib:
    Prior, Thomas (1681–1751), founder of the Dublin Society and philanthropist, was born in Garrison House, Rathdowney, Queen's Co. (Laois)

    www.dib.ie/biography/prior-thomas-a7508
  • Niall McAuley said:
    There is a townland called Garrison near Erril, not a million miles west of Rathdowney, with just one house on the historic maps.

    www.logainm.ie/en/28727
  • Niall McAuley said:
    There is still a farm and farm buildings here, I can't tell if this house is still standing in some form: maps.app.goo.gl/rCErac7aHLivgaJEA

The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, circa 1900

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • TJ said:
    Question please: why the writing at the bottom is reversed?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    TJ It's a glass plate negative. If you look at any of our Lawrence photos (or images from many of our other collections), you'll see the same thing...
  • John Spooner said:
    The establishment on the right looks like H C Perry & Son, but amongst those present at the 1896 Licensed Grocers and Vintners' Association's Annual Meeting (as reported in Freeman's) were "Edrwd Irwin Campbell, R Crawford (R Perry & Son, Rathdowney)" [edit] Must be different Perry - in 1878 Mr. Robinson Perry of Rathdowney was described in the Belfast News-letter as Secretary of the Provincial Brewers Association.
  • derangedlemur said:
    Raglan Cycles: 1896 The company was registered on 4 December, to take over the businesses of Taylor, Cooper and Bednell and the Anti-Friction Ball Co
  • derangedlemur said:
    They built a 2hp motorcycle and forecar from 1902-1903, yet ultimately concentrated on cycle production throughout which lasted until around 1906. So you've got a date range of 1896 - 1906 (plus however long it takes to remove a sign - 20 years?).

Group of people standing in front of the Rathdowney Hotel

from State Library of Queensland