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www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000741192/ Sloan a Baker in 1901 still there in 1911 but father has passed away?

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www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000741188/ Kenmuir Painter and Contractor in 1901 still there in 1911 as a builder?

Robin Parkes Thanks Robin - added to our map now.

The Royal Hanneford Circus is an American-based touring family circus. With origins dating back to 1690, it has been called the oldest circus in the world.[1] The family first performed as a traveling troupe in 1807. In 1903, the family began its own circus as the "Hanneford Royal Canadian Circus" and in their early seasons toured the British Isles and Continental Europe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hanneford_Circus

There is a stereo view of this is the Australian War Memorial Collection where it is called the Commonwealth Arch. There is another stereo view in the State Library of New South Wales where it is called the Citizens' Arch for Federation Celebrations. See here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=14831 The reverse view of the Commonwealth Arch may be seen at the University of Melbourne here: app1.lib.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/mua-search?tdetails=4548;... This arch was on the corner of Park Street and Elizabeth street. As such, that means Hyde Park can be seen at the left and right sides of the frame here.

The inset paintings here are quite unusual.

Lú - This and similar arches were erected in 1901 on the streets of Sydney to celebrate the Federation of the Australian colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia. They were temporary and taken down again in the weeks and months following Federation celebrations. As such, there was plenty of scope for creativity in construction such as the painted panels you mention. Similar celebratory arches were also erected in other major Australian cities for the celebrations.

Beautiful building. And thank you for the helpful notes.

sure looks a lot like the brandenburg gate in Berlin

this is actually what is now The Glenbeigh Hotel, in Glenbeigh County kerry you can see the modern picture here www.flickr.com/photos/jcroninphotos/3900249883/

Yes indeed it is Glenbeigh, not Cahercivieen.

Mike Grimes Thank you! Have amended description...

This hotel was mentioned by Samuel Carter Hall in A Week in Killarney (1858) and it is said to have been known as a hotel in 1840. Slater's Commercial Directory named only three hotels in Tralee and three in Killarney in 1846 and Carter Hall named one hotel and a comfortable inn in Waterville in 1858, by which time there were seven hotels in Killarney. They were named and their positions given by Fraser in 1854. Some day the Tourist Board should write the history of tourism in Kerry.

Slater's Directory noted the hotels in Killarney and Tralee which were Post Houses as well and he gave the times the post carriages left for destinations such as Cahersiveen. Cahersiveen was an important destination for commerce and a great deal of the Glenbeigh Hotel's business would have come from being a Half Way House on the way from both Tralee and Killarney. Lawrence would have known very well that he was in Glenbeigh but he possibly titled this picture in a slightly slipshod and hasty way.