roscrea

He's at Mount St. Joseph in Roscrea in another Keogh photo.

The church dates from 1884. They did get a new bell tower, foundation stone laid 1940: Name: JONES & KELLY Building: CO. OFFALY, MOUNT ST JOSEPH ABBEY (RC, CISTERCIAN) Date: 1938;1940 Nature: New bell tower; new church, FS laid May 1940. Refs: IB 80, 1 Oct 1938, 810; 82, 11 May 1940, 318; Capuchin Annual 12 (1941), 302

Wikipedia gives a list of abbots: Dom Athanasius Donovan (Prior) Dom Camillus Beardwood Dom Justin McCarthy Dom Camillus Claffey Dom Eugene Boylan Dom Colmcille O'Toole Dom Laurence Walsh Dom Kevin Daly Dom Richard Purcell (current)

Congratulation for your beautiful Album.

In June 1952, Cardinal Norman Gilroy, Archbishop of Sydney, visited Mount Saint Joseph Abbey, Roscrea in Ireland and formally requested its abbot, Dom Camillus Claffey that he make a foundation in the Archdiocese of Sydney,

Streetview of Main Street, with the Garda Station on the left.

FI 9658: a Tipperary North reg from near the end of the series: FI 1 to FI 9999 (Dec 1903 - Jan 1958).

Niall McAuley So it is Main Street, thanks a million!

The street lighting looks pretty feeble, one lamp strung on a wire across the road. This was before the yellow Sodium lights, too, so there would have been one puddle of white light and a lot of shadow.

I owned a 1960 Ford Thames 100E van in the sixties. We use to put an old bus seat in the back for the passengers and had the two small rear windows enlarged. (you could buy a kit to do the job) In 1964 I drove the van from London to Donegal via Fishguard/Rosslare. 10 hours from London to Fishguard. Lifted on and off the ship in a net. Another 10 hours drive from Rosslare to Donegal. Not bad for a small van with three forward gears and a top speed of around 60mph.. flic.kr/p/6Ntg5H

Excellent shot but looking at the machine and the dress you would imagine that it was much earlier?

Swordscookie Relatively secure on the date - think because of the quality that this shot was just taken off the cuff by the photographer. On the same date, the photos from the monastery are much more conventional, of dignitaries at the Monastery, etc.

looks incredible!

Wow... it is an amazing image!!!

Unearthly, impressive.