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The catalogue says Rathdowney, Co. Laois

"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

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

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

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

Google maps satellite 3D - www.google.com/maps/@53.3187757,-6.2249301,238a,35y,347.5... About 11:30 by that clock tower ?

As you were - not a clock there. Easier to see on this companion photo - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000736442/HoldingsILS#tabnav

thankyou for reviving memories!!

Brilliant! Thank you for the link to Capt Morgan, had not come across him before.

Road a railway viewpoint there may be interesting things here. Does that not show the former sidings to Ballsbridge with a train on it? And was not site of the Dublin and Kingston Railway's original "engine hospital", before move to Canal Street, on the other side of the main line just to the right of the junction? The river will be the Dodder, described by Bergin as "Dublin's River", the railway bridge over it being destroyed in a storm in November 1834 just before it opened. Now there's Facebook(Meta) here with weird green walls or something. ( I've not cross checked anything I'm rambling on about).😇

Haughey looks pleased...

Peter, I thought that Haughey handled that very well at the time, he is quite deadpan here but he spoke and acted very magnanimously. It really is one of those that all us snappers would love to have taken!

Nice Photo ( back then ) Glad she won. Most likely a good President of a great Land.

As a twelve year old girl, at the time, I was so happy she won. The hard-hearted grumpy old cynic that I am now would say "but what difference does it make - it's only a ceremonial role." At the time though she seemed so vibrant and optimistic compared to all the old grey men in grey suits. It was definitely the first time I took any interest in politics. So thanks NLI, for putting me in touch with my inner idealist if only for a moment. And thanks Mrs Robinson.

Sheba78 Yes, if this hadn't been a November shot, I could have called it "Here's to you, Mrs Robinson"! :) And you should always bring your inner idealist out for a walk every now and then...