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The Great Gantry
The Great Gantry
Colour postcard of the Great Gantry in Harland & Wolff's shipyard in Belfast circa 1915.
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Cunard Liner Aquitania
Cunard Liner Aquitania
Postcard of the Cunard liner Aquitania on the stocks before launch at Harland & Wolff's shipyard.
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SS Runic
SS Runic
Colour postcard of the SS Runic, a White Star liner built at Harland & Wolff's in Belfast in 1899
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The Co-Operative Creamery, Ballaghadereen
The Co-Operative Creamery, Ballaghadereen
The Co-Operative movement in Ireland was founded by Horace Plunkett in the late 1800's. This creamery was established in 1906, as part of the national fostering of self reliance. During the first two decades of the 20th century, the co-operative creamery was established in nearly every district in Ireland. The creameries were built by farmers themselves, and by 1913 the numbers had strenghtened to almost 1000. The postcard shows the busy creamery in Ballaghaderreen during its prosperous years.
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Harland & Wolff's Shipbuilding Yard
Harland & Wolff's Shipbuilding Yard
Colour postcard of Harland & Wolff's shipbuilding yard, showing gantries and sheds
Publishers: Hurst & Co, Cornmaket, Belfast, from the Linen Hall collection
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Convent of Sisters of Charity, Ballaghadereen
Convent of Sisters of Charity, Ballaghadereen
This colour tinted postcard is of the Gothic style convent complex, in Ballaghadereen. It was designed by J. J. O'Callaghan and built in 1876. The Sisters of Charity originally had it built, but now it is disused. There is a lovely stain glass detailing in the main convent, and the large ornate rose window is clearly visible on the chapel wall.
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The Square, Ballaghadereen
The Square, Ballaghadereen
This Woolstone Bros. postcard, taken in the thirties, of the uncluttered Square in Ballaghaderreen, is sepia in colour. The horse/donkey and cart is still the chief mode of transport. Note the milk churns on the cart on the right, possibly coming from the creamery. The two storey block that was Monica Duff and Co., is to the left background. The Dillon family built up the business from small beginnings. In 1880 the MonDuf brand was on almost every grocery and household product on the market. The Dillons were the biggest employers in the area. The imposing three storey building in the centre is that of the Dillon House. It was built c.1780, and altered in the late 1870's, when the third storey was added. Here were entertained among others, Anthony Trollope, Charles Stewart Parnell and his sisters Fanny and Anna, Michael Davitt, and William O'Brien M.P.
Copyright managed by the Library Council
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Cathedral Spire, Ballaghaderreen
Cathedral Spire, Ballaghaderreen
This image was taken to capture the impressive spire which along with a new sacristy and bells was added to the tower in 1912. The gable fronted cathedral, built in 1855 was designed by a firm of English architects - Matthew Hadfield William Goldie and J. G. Weightman. The 1912 additional work was designed by W. H. Byrne. Skilled craftsmen were employed to carry out the work on this richly embellished cathedral. In the 1970's the gardens, hedges and trees, which softened the stark architecture of the cathedral, were unfortunately removed to make way for carparks. The card was posted in Ballaghaderin from the Monica Duff Post Office.
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TIPPERARY TOWN - General View
TIPPERARY TOWN - General View
General view of Tipperary Town, with the rail station to the left
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The Bridge, Boyle , Co. Roscommon
The Bridge, Boyle , Co. Roscommon
This bridge was built in 1864 to replace the old bridge, on which stood a statue of King William 111. This statue was removed to the "Pleasure Grounds" when the new bridge seen here, was being built. The King William 111 statue was photographed in all it's glory by William Lawrence in it's new home c.1900. It finally disappeared in the 1930's. Only the plinth remains in the Abbey Park or "Pleasure Grounds", so named and used by the King family when they lived in the town.