rathdowney

10 photos tagged rathdowney, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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2021

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Prior to the RDS the Garrison was the place to be! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded December 2025
Wooden outhouse at Rathdowney from State Library of Queensland uploaded November 2021
Right leaning chimneys in Rathdowney! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded January 2018
Tug of war during the Peace Day celebration picnic at Rathdowney 1918 from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2014
Group of people standing in front of the Rathdowney Hotel from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2014
Two turtle doves from State Library of Queensland uploaded December 2013
Queen competition, Rathdowney, ca. 1930 from State Library of Queensland uploaded May 2013
Entrants in a Queen competition to raise funds for the ambulance, Palen Creek, ca. 1927 from State Library of Queensland uploaded May 2013
The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, 1990 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded November 2012
The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, circa 1900 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded November 2012

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Right leaning chimneys in Rathdowney!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

29 older comments, and then…
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
POINT OF INFORMATION On Wednesday 31st January 2018 the NLI Flickr Photostream with all the research and information gathered will be archived. The Irish Web has been archived by the NLI over the past several years and this has led to the archiving of the photostream. Carol has been linking the information gathered on each shot to the catalogue and now the archiving will ensure that it is preserved for future reference for those who may wish to research!
domenico milella said:
Congratulation for your beautiful Album.
beachcomber australia said:
"An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process. They can be found in most hop-growing (and former hop-growing) areas and are often good examples of vernacular architecture. ... They consist of a rectangular one or two storey building (the "stowage") and one or more kilns in which the hops were spread out to be dried by hot air rising from a wood or charcoal-fired below. The drying floors were thin and perforated to permit the heat to pass through and escape through a cowl in the roof which turned with the wind. The freshly picked hops from the fields were raked in to dry and then raked out to cool before being bagged up and sent to the brewery. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oast_house
Rory Sherlock said:
Streetview: www.google.ie/maps/@52.8555172,-7.5844973,3a,60y,90t/data... 25" Map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,627987,678420,12,9
beachcomber australia said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons Wednesday January 31 (2018) is also a a super Blue Moon total eclipse, the first in 150 years - earthsky.org/?p=270280 . Lock up your archives!

The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, 1990

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Micheál Cattigan said:
Always barrels outside Perrys
Channel 044 said:
Looking forward to seeing more of these, great to hear they're now available.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Channel 044 Well, we're up to Laois so far, but that leaves plenty more to come... Have a look at the whole set!
Channel 044 said:
They're fascinating. Really enjoyed going through the whole stream yesterday, a wonderful resource. I posted a small edit of the photos here: shanolyno.tumblr.com/post/35213963117/irelandeditpart1
sylviechampion@ymail.com said:
My first job was working in Perrys for Liam Walsh when I was 16 (1980) ,,,,jeeessss I am old!

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

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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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