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Templemore
An Teampall Mór the big church was up until 1572 known as Corkatenny a name that translated as the kingdom of the descendants of Tenne Tenne and his followers settled in the Templemore area around the ...
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Roscrea
Ros Cré meaning Wood of Cré stands at what was in ancient times an area of great strategic importance Cré who gives the town its name was the wife of Dála after whom the great Sligh Dála was named ...
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Grealy's Hotel, Roscommon
Grealy's Hotel, Roscommon
A black and white commercial postcard, produced by the hotel itself. The imposing building is on the left front of the card with a division on the right for the address. All of the back of the card was reserved for correspondence. The hotel itself, is still as striking architecturally today as it was when this photo was taken. The site is on the corner of Church Street and Main Street, and the hotel is a seven bay three storey building, built in 1870. The ribbon coursing over the ground floor windows and main door still enhances the frontage. The oriel windows are a unique feature in the town.
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Thurles
The ancient Irish name for this famous town is Dúrlas Éile Ui Fhógartaigh Dúrlas anglicised to Thurles means fort while Eile refers to the ancient territory in which the town is located The Ó Fogarty ...
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The Glen of Aherlow
It is across this U shaped valley that one can enjoy some of the most spectacular and glorious scenery that this country has to offer The River Aherlow flows through the valley which is bordered on ...
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Rockingham - Residence of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Rockingham - Residence of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
This is a colour tinted view of Rockingham House, the seat of the King family in Boyle. The British flag is flying, and one gets a sense of the enormity of the house from the sweeping curved driveway. Built by John Nash for General Robert King in 1810, it orginally had two storeys and an elegant dome. Twelve years after it was completed, an extra storey was added, and the dome forfeited. The house was restored around 1863 after a serious fire. It was gutted a second time in 1957, and the owner, Sir Cecil Stafford-King-Harman had notions of rebuilding it to it's original two storied, domed grandeur, but discovering the huge costs associated with this, decided instead to sell the estate to the Government. Many of the ancillary demesne structures survived, but the ruin of the main house was demolished. The estate is now managed as a forest park by Coillte.
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Roscommon Castle (from Lough side)
Roscommon Castle (from Lough side)
This sepia tinted photo postcard is of Roscommon Castle, and was posted from the town to England, in 1918 at a cost of 1 penny. It is obviously a winter view, the bare trees testifying to this on the right.This was possibly taken in the early 1900's. The castle measures 220 feet in length, and 170 feet in width, and has an enclosed quadrangular courtyard. The remains of some of the windows added to this fortification at various stages of it's development, can be seen in this pose. According to local photographer M. J. Farrell, the Lough was nearly always frozen over throughout the winter, and his shop enjoyed a brisk trade selling skates!
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The Altars, Ballaghadereen
The Altars, Ballaghadereen
The Altars, outside Ballaghaderreen has actually four altars, each facing the Cardinal points. It is more commonly called "The Four Altars", and was erected in penal times, to offer protection to priests while saying mass. People too could escape into the woods if necessary. The choice of altar depended on the weather. If the wind was northerly the priest chose the altar facing south. The cross that stood on top of the structure was blown down some 100 years ago.
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Clonmel
The centre of administration for South Tipperary Cluain Meala meadow of honey is located on the River Suir southwest of Slievenamon and on the border with Co Waterford The town gets its name from the ...
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The Park, Castlerea
The Park, Castlerea
This is an extensive parkland, on which once stood the large 18th century house of the Sandford family. When the last of the Sandfords left Castlerea at the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914, the Congested Districts Board managed the estate. It is now a public park, managed by the Town's Trust.