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Really fishy is right. Some really bad scraping and scratching. You're probably right about it being the Blackwater. There's another Poole where Lismore Castle is in the background. The nearest Google go is the nearby N72 where I think we see the same sloping hill in the distance. Streetview Somewhere here maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,605227,598959,11,9

8th was Duke from 1891-1908. 9th from March 1908-1936 10th from 1938-1950. 11th from 1950-2004

I think the gent with the rod and beard is Spencer Compton Cavendish, the 8th Duke, so 1901-1908. Early use of photoshop to add a fish that was "this big".

Niall McAuley Are all fishermen liars or do all liars fish?

His Dukeship was patron of "Lismore College" in 1901-1905, William Wright was headmaster.

Previously:

It was taken before 1908 ...see date on building www.google.ie/maps/@52.1381891,-8.2752926,3a,53.4y,102.73...

I think it is before the 1899 provincial Bank, too, now the AIB.

I think this image pre-dates the L_ROY_00062 image posted by Sharon Corbet - Note the differences in the facade of the large 12-bay block at the top of the square. In this image, the facade is fairly plain and the two bays at either end have old 6-over-6 Georgian sashes. In L_ROY_00062, the windows are all updated to one-pane-per sash, plaster hood mouldings have been placed over the windows in the central 4 bays and the 4 bays on the right, and a balustrade has been installed on top of the building at the right - that's still there (see Streetview provided by O Mac). Mannix's shop in the older image is replaced by O'Brien's in L_ROY_00062.

On the far side of the square at right, we see Mannix and Smith, in Sharon's shot above we saw O'Brien and Eager. I think this one is earlier...

Previously, on nli Flickr:

Niall McAuley I remember that one - golly - three years ago. Trouble is I can't read my own notes. Grrrr @ flickr

" ... In recent weeks the local press covered a fascinating story which has its origins in the tragedy of the Civil War. Anti-Treaty forces under the command of General Liam Lynch apparently drilled holes in the underside of the bridge with the intention of dynamiting the structure to destroy a vital part of the Free State infrastructure by blowing up the main Cork to Dublin road. The plan was abandoned but today those holes are nested in by sand martins, something which is considered unusual as this species of bird normally avoids man-made structures. ... " From - ahundredandfortycharactersisusuallyenough.wordpress.com/2...

This is a cracker of a shot, those creels and the complete absence of traffic! What a difference to todays traffic gridlock!

Last time, we did not do well dating the photo of Fermoy, but I think that cycle shop on the left corner will do it. Off to search street directories...