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With those shirt-collars, let's go with a period of 1925-1935.

Other pictures, catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000594345, around 1930.

Rockwell College on the 25" map.

In 1911, the census lists staff as Teacher or Clergyman Professor, it does not state which of them taught Music.

Re Father Egan who commissioned the photo..... Fr Andrew Egan is the only Fr. Egan who fits the bill listed in "IRISH SPIRITANS REMEMBERED" page 126. www.spiritan.ie/oldSite/irish_spiritans_remembered.pdf "Having completed his Theology at the Castle, Blackrock, in 1928, Fr Andy was appointed to Rockwell where, apart from teaching Irish, he was Dean of Discipline. In 1934 he was transferred to Blackrock where with Joseph Corless, then prefect, he initiated the college tradition in the production of Gilbert and Sullivan operas." Interesting to note another photo from Rockwell showing group from opera HMS Pinafore. ?? catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000594771 Suggest taken 1928-34

Hmm, can anyone make out the intersection?

After spending a lot (too much) time, looking at it, I'd say it's Harvard, looking WNW - as per Google Maps Street View: maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=oxford+street,+r... The house on the western corner bears some resemblance to the one in the photo. As for the sign, while hard to read, it seems it may have a V about halfway down. And it's clear that Oxford is the major street in this intersection, as the boulevard intersects the right-of-way of the cross street. This, plus the limited stretch of Oxford which is a boulevard (though, of course, not necessarily, was) seems the best bet. Even looked at the shadows, but it must be late morning - they fall almost north-south, either way the camera is pointing.

Hmm, I will go back to the original and try and discern the street name, hopefully we'll be able to put this bad boy on the map!

An update: my sister, who grew up a block or two from there, says it's Oxford and Brighton - that she recognizes the house.

Thanks for the follow up!