stationmaster

Well, 1895 onwards. Loco looks like the ‘Bat’, Class E no. 110, from 1891 Edit: This loco ended its days on the Waterford to Tramore line up to 1961. In service for 70 years. They don’t make them like that anymore!

Station opened 1895. Looks very fresh here, lime on the red brick, zero weeds in the track bed.

In 1901, Robert John Boag was stationmaster, but he was only 27. I think the gent in the bowler is master here and twice that age. Or maybe the man next to him in the fanciest uniform is Boag, and Mr. Bowler Hat is a boss from the railway company?

There are several pics. In L_IMP_3526 there is a torn poster advertising FAIRS AUGUST, and a noticeboard marked GLASGOW AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY??

L_IMP_3528 still has neat stacks of red bricks and roof tiles from construction of the station. {EDIT see below, that is one is Clifden, not Achill]

An idyllic place!

Lovely bit of history!

That hair on the plate is likely to derail the train as it passes! Nice shot of the typical small railway station of that era. Those were some of the early diesel railcars in operation at that time. H&J is just a few miles from Thurles but I am sure they missed their train service all the same.

Swordscookie But it is a great name, isn't it - Horse & Jockey, and An Marcach as gaeilge!

From the look of the station I'd say its a one Horse & Jockey kind of town ;)

A man interupted in his work, lol. Nice shot and a wry smile. Full of character.

And no windeyuppey telephone in sight! Just a dial phone in solid black bakelite!

Or is that a bottle of ink?

No Niall, I don't think that it is Irel! Their bottles were rectangular whereas that appears to be octagonal. If I remember my bottles right that was a bottle used for Goodalls Salad Cream or perhaps Goodalls Tomato Kechup, the shape of the bottle is right as is the label. I suspect that Mr. McCollins (never heard of that surname before) had something else in it such as tea or coffee?

I wonder if he was named Robert, or maybe William?