waterfordcourthouse

Very interesting!!!

Nice one. I see that the Sergeants had their stripes on the cuffs of their sleeves? The Inspector has a similar uniform but with a badge of some sort on his sleeve and carried a walking stick. Not sure where the Courthouse was but the Waterford Garda Station was on Adelphi Quay up until relatively recently.

Swordscookie Have a look on our Flickr Map. It's on the corner of Otteran Place and Catherine Street - the front is awfully imposing with pillars, etc. so this must have been taken at a side entrance...

Thanks for adding your pictures to 'Garda Síochána'. Great additions!

Neil 02 You're more than welcome!

At that time, cycling was the preserve of the gentry and well-off. Bicycles were very expensive before mass production and besides, it would have been consider socially pretentious for anyone lower than middle-class to be seen cycling.

And look how they were dressed for their bicycle tour. Especially the ladies in their long dresses.

Gerhard ....and that's why ladie's bicycles traditionally have no crossbar. In those days, cycling was the preserve of the wealthy and so when out on a leisurely cycle one had to look one's best....not let the side down.

Shot is taken on the steps of the courthouse in Catherine Street Waterford

is the Motor Tricycle a Beeston Humber?

Did we have this one up before Carol? Its a lovely wedding shot of some very handsome people and as you say unusual in that it is of members of our Jewish community.

I was going to say that there are quite a few with their heads uncovered but of course they would have yarmulkas on their heads having been at a religious service.

I suspect a close perusal of Page 7 of the Irish Times of Friday September the 6th 1901 might yield some interesting details.

The courthouse is still there (streetview). 25" OSI map from 1905 here

The 1901 census lists 3618 people as Religion: Jew*. 1.25% of them could be in this photo!