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Oh where the Shannon River flows from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded November 2025
The ghost with the extra leg goes down the hill from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded March 2022
Making waves on the lordly Shannon from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2021
Upsidey-Downsy and twice as nice from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2020
A floating hotel, for the sailor in you? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2020
Ardnacrusha and the Shannon Scheme from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2020
Is that a Ganlow or a Gondola I see before me? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded December 2018
Sitting in splendid isolation? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded January 2018
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The ghost with the extra leg goes down the hill
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Making waves on the lordly Shannon
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maso1961 said:
heritageboatassociation.ie/cms/index.php?option=com_conte...
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beachcomber australia said:
I wonder if this is before or after the 1911 Portumna Bridge? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portumna_bridge Shannonview - goo.gl/maps/zph2hRKnLgBZgBCNA ??
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
maso1961 Good find. From your link. In 1896 an agreement was made between the Office of Public Works in Ireland and the Shannon Development Company Limited to inaugurate a new service of passenger steamers on the Shannon. The Countess Cadogan, measuring 70 ft by 14 ft x 7 ft was one of these steamers. Built in Paisley in Scotland by Fullertons or McLachlans as a steam lighter in 1897, her tonnage was 53 gross tons with a nominal horsepower of 14. The steam engine was a 12 inch compound manufactured by J McArthur of Paisley.
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beachcomber australia said:
A couple more Lawrence views of the S.S. 'Countess Cadogan' at Killaloe. She does not seem to be in the first flush of youth, ie not near 1897 - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000332837 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000541270
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beachcomber australia said:
And another TERRIFIC photo on Lough Derg - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000332835
Is that a Ganlow or a Gondola I see before me?
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oaktree_brian_1976 said:
over/under.
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Foxglove said:
John is using the calm fine conditions to hang shirts out on the washing line. I remember this fort from a visit many years ago. very casual leg over for the cox in the gondola ...
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Foxglove said:
the NLI sleuths must be doing Xmas shopping, hopefully this pretty scene of Limerick won't go into the "less than five comments" folder !
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Carol Maddock said:
Hello, Morning Mary! If you're still taking questions although it's afternoon, I'm intrigued by the Ganlow. Is that a local name for it?
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Carol Maddock I was rushing out to a doctors appointment and did not get a chance to look things up until now! I never saw the name written until today and though all the boat users I know called it a "ganlow" apparently the correct spelling is "Gandalow" There were two boats peculiar to the Limerick waters, the Gandalow and the "Angling Cot". The latter was a narrow flat bottomed boat with a sharp end at bow and stern or even front and back which was mainly used in the calmer waters of the Abbey River and above the tide level. The Ganlow (Gandalow) was a much stronger flat bottomed clinker built wooden boat always with a bottom covered in black pitch. When I was a lass there was always several of them on the beach in front of the Strand Barracks below the Curragower. The fishermen lived mainly in nearby Thomondgate which is on the Clare (near) side of the bridge in today's image. They used nets for their fishing and they would go down river on the ebb tide and return on the flowing tide with their catch. As often as not there was a lot of rowing done and it was a really hard grind. I found this in the stream one of our occasional contributors
