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• National Galleries of Scotland Commons 1 photo / illustration
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Winch, Workwear, Weird Object

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 33 older comments, and then…
• Dru said:

  a miner's candle spike, perhaps?

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  Dru Great suggestion, Dru! So the white tubey thing would be the candle itself? Slightly disappointed though, I hoped for something exotic...

• Niall McAuley said:

  He's holding two things, a candle spike and a folding ruler. The man at right of shot also has a ruler. You know the ones with brass hinges, like this:
  
  

• ccferrie said:

  The guy with the galoshes is definitely not a labourer - look at that starched collar and the very clean overalls!

• ccferrie said:

  The guy you've tagged as Mr Jackson also appears in the image

Coming of Age

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 30 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  Some background history, including this photo - lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/kilb...

• beachcomber australia said:

  "... Another noteworthy inclusion [to a book] is Ryanair co-founder Tony Ryan, who changed the face of European aviation after he established the low fares airline in 1985. A Thurles native who lived just outside Nenagh at Kilboy House, Ryan’s entrepreneurial genius saw him amass a fortune of €1.5 billion before his death in 2007. ... " from www.nenaghguardian.ie/news-detail.php?article=FYTJRT

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  beachcomber australia Nice little blog post, and this photo plus the image and description of the house confirms that it was taken at Kilboy. And Tony Ryan living there is another priceless little nugget of information. Thank you!

• O Mac said:

  Welcome back. Google satellite OSI

• Niall McAuley said:

  The spectacular steps are visible on the OS 25" at GeoHive.

February 18, 1911

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 7 older comments, and then…
• John Spooner said:

  His obituary in The Times (London) concluded A popular and considerate landlord, he devoted himself to the management of his estate, and was very proud of his cherry trees, which were the largest of their kind in the country. As a shot, he excelled, and he was a first-class billiard player.

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  John Spooner That's lovely, thanks!

• @m.lartigue said:

  this is so cute <3

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  @m.lartigue It is! Especially the ball Sir Richard is holding - his terrier has chewed it to bits...

• Tammy said:

  that chair is very cool!