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GoogleMapsSatellite (not 3D unfortunately) -
www.google.com/maps/@52.2499775,-7.0981287,148a,35y,316.6...

Noted top right, just this side of Waterpark College, Mr. Fanning's Swiss Cottage:

Sinead O’Connor, 5th form, 1983

Finbar Furey the singer went to school there and has a funny story about the place. The family are settled members of the traveller community and lived in south Dublin. While the lads were at school some friend from the music industry visited his father in a beautiful Rolls Royce car and explained that he was setting off to tour Ireland a visit other traditional musicians in their homes. That would involve going up some narrow roads with the grass down the middle and would pose a threat to the paintwork of the Rolls. Mr. Furey proposed loaning them his battered BMW for the trip and the guest left his Rolls for the duration. As it was end of term Mr. Furey went to collect his offspring at Newtown School in a gleaming Rolls Royce. The sight of this well known settled traveller rolling up to collect his family in this symbol of wealth and luxury was a sensation.

Here is the man himself, 17 in the 1901 census

Interesting life (1883 - 1950) - www.theirishstory.com/2012/02/03/the-curious-career-of-he... "There can be few Irish people who lived quite such an interesting life during these years. From Unionism to the leadership of Sinn Féin and back to Unionism again. From the far-right of the British aristocracy to flirting with European fascism. Simultaneously writing religious tracts and pornographic literature under different pen names (according to his son) all the while proclaiming himself to be a devout Roman Catholic, while keeping several mistresses on the go. Pim can be accused of many things but he was certainly never dull."

I googled his name. an interesting read - he dabbled in everything and changed directions regularly. and that beard style is back in vogue too :-)

Foxglove A hipster for sure.

lisburn.com/history/history_lisburn/herbert_moore_pim.htm writer, insurance man. died 1950. Political activities, Quaker.