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I see O'Seaghdha stuck his sign up during some bit of celtic revivalism.

derangedlemur a bit like Cathal Ua Broin in this photo

Streetview

The pump was still there at the time of the 1909 survey maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,663337,732968,7,9

Here's the O'Sheas in 1911 www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002655708/ and the Hanlon's www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002655710/ No sign of either in 1901 that I can see

Streetview from 2018: www.google.ie/maps/@53.2752261,-7.4924908,3a,75y,26.84h,9...

The large building with the balustraded parapet on the right was built 1911-1914 according to the NIAH: www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/14807...

Of course, the dog was shy and hid its head. When I take photos of my black Labrador, he becomes a diva or a fussy Model. Considering the photographic technology and lens technology was not as sophisticated as it is today, this is an excellent capture of a moment in time. I wonder what the Irish boots looked like. In Australia R.M. Williams is the most famous brand and I have had a pair since 2001 and liked them so much bought a second pair.

Here is another urchin selling newspapers. I took this in Dublin in 1959:

barefoot child and a dog (headless) in the same photo ! we obviously have been very well behaved this week and are getting treats, and it's only Thursday - it's only in times past or pandemic lockdowns that one can stand safely in the middle of the road