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India in Ireland! The "Hindo Gate: Dromore, Co. Waterford"

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 7 older comments, and then…
• Niall McAuley said:

  Archiseek, GeoHive OSI 25", Streetview.

• B-59 said:

  Dromana Gate The bridge was replaced in 1971. www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/dromana-gate... S. also www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuYDt-DhPVs

• Mike said:

  Great photo. Need to get out a bit more. Never heard of this before.

• beachcomber australia said:

  I like that description of the gate's romantic origins (from the DiscoverIreland link above) -

  Dromana Gate is a Hindu Gothic gate dating from around 1830, 5km south of Cappoquin in County Waterford. The only one of its kind in Ireland. The gate was originally built from wood and papier-mâché to greet the owner of the Dromana Estate, Henry Villiers-Stuart and his wife, Theresia Pauline Ott of Vienna, on returning from their honeymoon in 1826. The couple were so enchanted with the gate it was reconstructed in stone in later years.

  Ed. The archiseek version is better !

• beachcomber australia said:

  So who is Mr Muttonchops? And how does the bridge open - lift, swing, or slide ? Mr French / Lawrence must have liked the gate and bridge - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000339464 - same as this catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000323754 - different season catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000334573 - as above catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000334574 - Charlie Chaplin ! catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000323755 - no Charlie ! And Mr Poole visited also - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000035728