Uploads from National Library of Ireland on The Commons, tagged 10th, with geodata

Oscar Traynor (under the X)

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:35:12 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

We were originally fairly sure this photo was taken on Monday, 10 July 1922, but wanted to know a lot more about it than we did. If correctly dated, this would have been taken 5 days after Oscar Traynor's anti-Treaty fighters had been defeated around O'Connell Street in Dublin, and 17 days before he was arrested and imprisoned in Gormanston Camp... We asked if any of you could help and there was a huge effort put into correctly dating this photo.

Thanks to everyone involved, but ultimately, we have to thank Siulach who commented:
"According to the Irish Independent, April 3, 1922, the Dublin City Brigade I.R.A. paraded at Smithfield on the 2nd "under officers who recognise the Executive established as a result of the recent Convention", and were addressed by Oscar Traynor, Rory O'Connor and F[rank] Henderson."

The dating of this photo is particularly useful to us, because it allows us to accurately date other W.D. Hogan photos taken at this spot on Sunday, 2 April 1922! And also allows us add the Holy Trinity of tags: Location Identified; People Identified; Date Established...

Date: Sunday, 2 April 1922

NLI Ref.: HOG228

Egyptian Arch, Newry, Co. Down, 1990

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:00:40 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

Taken by photographer, Liam Murtagh, who was absolutely excellent and presumably waited patiently until he could capture a vehicle passing under the arch at just the same point as the cart in the original Lawrence photograph.

You can compare this view of the Egyptian Arch with its companion photo taken approximately 85 years earlier as part of the Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991, where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers, thereby creating a record of the changing face of the selected locations all over Ireland.

For further information on the Lawrence Photographic Project, read all about it on our NLI Blog.

Date: Monday, 10 September 1990 at 11:15 (weather conditions - sunny)

NLI Ref.: LPP_13/3

Diaphalene for dainty lingerie

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:27:34 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

This is Mr John Brennan with his son, happily posing in the door of his drapery shop at 27 Barronstrand Street, Waterford (thanks Niall McAuley and desmondg47) now occupied by National Irish Bank.

I thought that the little guy looked familiar, and here's the whole family taken 7 months later.

Both window displays proudly proclaim John Brennan's stocking of all things Horrockses (and the mysterious Diaphalene), and there's great evidence of 1920s material, voile and curtain pricing in the right hand window, all prices presumably by the yard...

Diaphalene (for dainty lingerie) is a mystery no longer, thanks to DannyM8. See his lovely advertisement below.

Date: Monday, 10 May 1926

NLI Ref.: P_WP_3364

April 10, 1965

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:26:25 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

Fred McDonagh in his Signal Cabin, Enfield, Co. Meath at 1.55 p.m.

We got some lovely information on Fred from his grandson Traingraham:
"A wonderfull photo of my Grandad, he was just after moving from Moyvalley station some 3 miles down the track which was just after closing down. " A true Gentleman" Lived in Moyvalley station till he died in Naas hospital on the 7 July 1977, Retired in November 71 or 72, had a daughter and two sons. His wife died on 2 Jan 1983."

And we have another lovely O'Dea Collection photo featuring Fred (and James O'Dea himself) at Furey's pub in Moyvalley...

Date: Saturday, 10 April 1965

NLI Ref.: ODEA 41/15

March 10, 1944

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:16:42 -0800

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

Award winning army boxing team at the Barracks in Waterford, complete with their silverware. Would assume that the chap at the back in the polo neck was their trainer.

Date: Friday, 10 March 1944

NLI Ref.: P_WP_4442

October 10, 1902

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:45:34 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

Forty-three boys, at least, in this classroom at De La Salle College, Waterford.

Date: Friday, 10 October 1902

NLI Ref.: POOLEIMP 903

Evacuation of Spike Island

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:21:58 -0700

National Library of Ireland on The Commons posted a photo:

This is British Army Lance-Corporal Lewis James Thomas and his family leaving Cobh. The family presumably returned to England.

lukusnan told us:
"This is a picture of my Grandfather Lewis James Thomas with my gran, auntie Olive and uncle Richard, my mother is not in the photo as she was camera shy.
My grandfather died in Japanese prisoner war camp just before the end of the war."

On Monday, 11 July 1938, the Irish army took over from the last of the British Garrison at Spike Island in Cork Harbour. As the Irish Independent reported, it had been 17 years since the Truce of 1921 when the British flag was lowered on Spike Island, and Irish sentries mounted duty for the first time.

Date: Sunday, 10 July 1938

NLI Ref.: IND_H_3281