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Cable Station, Waterville, Kerry

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • Mossy Carey said:
    Note how William Lawrence titled the picture 'Married Quarters.' The station was one of three in a small area that controlled all communication with Great Britain and America and in troubled times it fared well, as all sides respected its contribution to the economy. Nevertheless, it came under hostile control and wasn't always considered a safe 'married quarters.' The General Ward was dispatched to evacuate all women and children until peace was restored.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Mossy Carey When was that, the danger time?
  • Mossy Carey said:
    1922, after Erskine Childers had censored or authorised the dispatches passing through. The exterior of the building is the same today as it was then and all houses within it are occupied. They were offered to resident employees around the early sixties for £500.00 each and some thought they were too dear!! They have long gardens reaching to the road so far in front towards the sea that the entire garden lengths aren't shown in this picture. Lawrence possibly set up his camera on the road wall and note the man, almost lost in the garden, looking down towards the camera. On a lighter note, do you sleep at all, Carol? I put that comment on late on Saturday night over a glass of wine and here is an answer on Sunday. That's dedication. But you have made the series a joy!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Mossy Carey Not me, it's you lot who make Flickr a joy for me! So, wine-fuelled comments, eh? :) Lovely to know that the houses are still there, and still lived in...
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Streetview may actually help with dating this. There are two similar terraces there now, but only the more Southerly one appears in this shot. According to the local area plan (pdf) the whole works was completed in 1900. Neither one is in the 1896 25" map at GeoHive, so a date of 1896-1900, most probably in 1900 itself.

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Church (Ruins), Waterville, Co. Kerry

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  • Mossy Carey said:
    This picture is of the ruins of Derrynane Abbey at Derrynane. Daniel O'Connell's grandparents and his wife, amongst thousands of others are buried there. It is now a graveyard and in Abbey Island. The present day St Finian's Church is more than a mile from Waterville and far from the sea. The house in the picture belongs to the Earls of Dunraven and the tomb belongs to a Galvin family
  • B-59 said:
    Mossy Carey correct en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrynane_Abbey OSI map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,452084,558300,11,9
  • B-59 said:
    The Galvin family tomb: www.flickr.com/photos/roystonvasey/16211209838/
  • beachcomber australia said:
    In 2006 via Gillian-r
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Mossy Carey Well done, it is always good to get to the correct location when out catalogue entries are incorrect.