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Whelan and Moran in wikipedia.

streetview of their plot in Glasnevin, where they are buried with Kevin Barry, Frank Flood, Thomas Traynor, Patrick Doyle, Thomas Bryan, Bernard Ryan, and Edmond Foley.

Whelan was aged 13 in the 1911 census,. Here are the Morans in 1901, but Patrick has moved out by 1911.

What sad stories. I was wondering why they look so happy, including the soldier. From Thomas Whelan's wiki - His mother, Bridget, saw him before his execution, and waited outside with the praying crowd holding candles. She told a reporter that she had left her son "so happy and cheerful you would almost imagine he was going to see a football match".

Some of Moran's last letters are photographed in the archive

Perfect advert for MOVEMBER

Pre 1900 based on sergeant’s pill box hat

Is this the opposing team? POOLEWP 0570

Suck Diesel That one is labelled Tug of War, Parknew No idea where Parknew is.

The account of the Wexford Cycling Festival in the Wexford People on Wednesday 03 July 1895 had this report on the tug of war event, including a rope controversy.

TUG-OF-WAR. Rosslare R N R v Gorey Police.—The Rosslare men were only a scratch team, and never had had a practice together, while Gorey were perfectly trained. For the first tug the Gorey men pulled with the wind, and brought over their rivals in a couple of seconds. In the next tug the Rosslare men succeeded in keeping the tug on for 20 secs, when they again went over. Gorey R I C • Waterford R I C.—Some difficulty occurred about getting the teams into line. The Waterford men held that the rope which they had brought was of the regulation size and should be used. The judges, however, held that as the first tug had taken place with the Gorey rope, which was only half the length of the other, the same rope should "go through the piece." Finally the matter was decided by a toss, the result of which was that the Gorey rope was used. The Gorey men pulled with the wind on the first tug. Their opponents comprised some, though not all, of the original Waterford team, appeared well used to the work and were a strong muscular lot. For half a minute not one of either team budged, and then the Waterford lost their balance and were got ever. In the second tug the Waterford men at first obtained a slight advantage, but Gorey soon brought back lost ground. They found it a far more difficult thing to shift their rivals, and several determined heaves were of no avail. Finally with a pull altogether Waterford went under after a minute's tug, and the Gorey police were declared the winners. The following are the teams and weights. Gorey Team—James Talbot, 15 st 1lb ; Peter Carroll, 14st ; Jeremiah O'Sullivan, 13It 13lbs ; Christopher Boland, 13st 11lb ; James Sweeney, 13st 11b ; John J Kenny, 13st 71b; William G Johnston, 12st 10lb ; Thomas McLaughlin, 12st 9lb ; John Dawson 12st 5lb ; James O'Leary, 12 st. Captain, Patrick Morahan Rosslare Teem—James Keane, 12st ; John White 11st 6lb; Richard Butler, 11st; Martin Connors, 11st 2lb; John Fortune, 15st ; John Swift, 10st 6lb ; Peter Murphy, l0st ; John Weadin, 11st; Thomas Davey, 12st. Captain—John Cracker, Rosslare Coastguards. The names of the Waterford team were not supplied to the Press.

Meanwhile, I couldn't help noticing that R H. Poole was cleaning up in the cycling events.

The foreground is actually Main Street with Dunlo Street in the distance.

Robert Riddell thank you.

Medical Hall is still there, the Irish House on corner replaced by AIB, could be dated goo.gl/maps/sji3eN5RoqtBnfXU8

We have visited before, but after - Edit - Ooops! Different corner ... to the right of today's.

Reverse view in CAB 8297 there is in view a cycle shop with a Pratt's Motor Spirit sign. So early motoring 1900-1905.