Uploads from National Library of Ireland on The Commons, tagged barracks

Mansion of Misery

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:32:25 -0700

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Very atmospheric photo altogether taken by Elinor Wiltshire at Dublin's Marshalsea Barracks.

Because of Little Dorrit, Marshalsea conjures up the idea of a debtors' prison for me. Is that what it originally was, does anyone know, even if it was an ex-Barracks by the time this was taken in 1969?

Date: 1969

NLI Ref.: WIL 59[7]

Potatoes should be dug without delay

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:48:14 -0800

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Good dating (and social history) in the posters outside this R.I.C. Barracks at Brookeborough in Co. Fermanagh.

A Department of Agriculture poster warns about Potato Blight and that "potatoes should be dug without delay". Can't read the last 3 lines (it's like an eye test), but it starts:
"Every Day the Crop now remains
in the ground ???
? the tubers turning "black"...

A little poster seems to be offering a £1 Reward for a Bull Calf (and while we're talking about animals, there's a spaniel? relaxing on the windowsill).

A poster between two of the constables is advertising militia training. Think the poster on the right is also for militia training and it looks as if Royal Innis... is the start of Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers? May be able to date this poster by S.G. Roe who signed the proclamation. Also God Save The King plus E.R. at the top means Edward VII was in power, so this one is definitely 1901-1910.

Date: 1901-1910

NLI Ref.: L_ROY_09992

Portobello Barracks, Dublin

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:40:30 -0800

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This reminded me of the poem "Naming of Parts" by Henry Reed. Hope ye like it…

Incidentally, had a look at the two "walls" to the left of the photo from a different angle in another shot (if you'll pardon the pun). They have slots to fire through, and the one on the left is painted like a brick wall, while the one on the right seems to be painted with branches and leaves, etc.

I'd urge any of you with military/armaments knowledge to go mad with the tags!

P.S. Any of you who remember the Thimble Castle in Galway? Comment in from great grandson/daughter of owner of Mullins shop - ready and eager for any questions you might have...

Date: A tentative 1910?

NLI Ref.: L_ROY_08904

Mitchelstown Eviction

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:41:00 -0700

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Feeling some performance anxiety because this photo is very special - it's our 1,000th photo on Flickr Commons! However, it's also special in that it's a quite rare (we think) capture of an eviction in a town. Most that we have are in rural settings. We thought this may have been taken in September 1887 around the time of the "Mitchelstown Massacre", but as always, research here was a great help in establishing a more likely date of June 1887...

The Plan of Campaign was an attempt to gain lower rents through collective bargaining, because prices for agricultural exports had fallen dramatically in the 1880s.

Date: Circa June 1887

NLI Ref.: L_ROY_01083

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, 1990

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:15:23 -0700

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Taken by photographer, Walter Brady.

You can compare this view of Enniskillen with its companion photo taken approximately 100 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: Sunday, 2 December 1990 at 14:00 (weather conditions - hazy and dry)

NLI Ref.: LPP_5/25

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, late 19th century

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:15:23 -0700

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This photo was taken probably by Robert French, chief photographer of William Lawrence Photographic Studios of Dublin.

You can compare this view of Enniskillen with its companion photo taken approximately 100 years later 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: Starting the bidding at 1890... (but definitely after 1885)

NLI Ref.: L_ROY_01613

Military Barracks at 11.07 a.m., but where? Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park, that's where!

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:10:47 -0700

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Apologies for late posting this morning!

Today's photo was our 9th "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photograph. Until today, 7 had been located. Had a feeling that this one, taken between 1900 and 1920, would be despatched with relative ease, but was super impressed with martindevlin who solved this mystery with impressive speed - it's now Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park, Dublin!

Now, our record for "unknown location" Fergus O'Connor photos is 8 out of 9 solved. HOWEVER, it'd be great to get a date for this one too...

Date: 1920?

NLI Ref.: OCO 64

Irish Guards' Mascot - Leitrim Boy

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:54:28 -0700

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A very young member of the Irish Guards, pictured at Waterford Barracks with the regiment's mascot, an Irish Wolfhound.

I thought that the dog must have moved, because on zooming in, there seemed to be a ghostly leg, and some obvious remedial work on his tail. James Guerin explained this effect:
"I think the 'ghost' is the original position of the dog's tail and maybe this was too 'between it's legs' for the owner. Seems a bit bizarre to edit it but maybe this was a 2nd version and the owner ended up going for the original print as the edit was too obvious. "

Believe it or not, we now have a name for this dog. He was Leitrim Boy, out of Galtee Boy and Carlow Nora. Leitrim Boy was born on Tuesday, 12 November 1907, and so would have been 9
years old when this photo was taken (or 63 in dog years!). Thanks to Niall McAuley for providing us with this great link to Irish Guards' mascots down through the centuries, including our lovely Leitrim Boy.

As was pointed out below by a few people, the Irish Guards were on the Western Front in 1917, but as ofarrl said:
"I think the most likely explanation for the presence of the Irish Guards, or at least the band members, in Waterford would have been for the purposes of recruitment, they did a similar tour of Ireland in April 1915."

Date: Wednesday, 21 February 1917

NLI Ref.: P_WP_2708

April 6, 1915

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:21:35 -0700

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A group of officers at the Barracks in Waterford.

Thanks to ofarrl and noonies12 for discovering that these gentlemen were Royal Engineers.

Date: Tuesday, 6 April 1915

NLI Ref.: P_WP_2596

March 10, 1944

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

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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

February 27, 1904

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:05:04 -0800

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Think this may the photographic definition of a fine body of men, and there is some mighty moustache waxing in evidence here too.

This is a group of sergeants (don't know the collective term, but would like to hear your ideas!) at the Cavalry Barracks in Waterford.

Any guesses (educated or otherwise) on whether the gentleman who may be Sergeant Murray in this 1909 photo from the same barracks is in this group?

Date: Saturday, 27 February 1904

NLI Ref.: P_WP_1324

February 3, 1909

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:01:33 -0800

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A group of farriers in action at the Cavalry Barracks in Waterford. One of them may be a Sergeant Murray.

Date: Wednesday, 3 February 1909

NLI Ref.: P_WP_1881

Troop Stables

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:41:39 -0700

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This photo was taken at the Barracks in Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Forage and stores for the horses were kept in the lean-to sheds. And thanks to the clock we know this photo was taken at 11.20 a.m. One quirky feature is that the weather vane atop the cupola is adorned with a crown.

Date: Circa 1910

NLI Ref.: Eas 2523

Lieutenant H.J.P. King outside the Officers' Mess

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:35:10 -0700

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King was an officer in the Royal Artillery, stationed at Waterford.

Thanks to ofarrl and his link to the 1901 census, we now know this was H.J.P. King. He was 23 in 1901, born in England and unmarried. His occupation was listed as Scholar, and his religion as Church of England.

Date: Monday, 21 January 1901

NLI Ref.: POOLEIMP 806

May 22, 1909

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:11:25 -0700

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Cricket Team at Barracks, (almost certainly) Waterford.

Date: Saturday, 22 May 1909

NLI Ref.: P_WP_1924

Aeroplane on roof at Barrack Street, Waterford

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Ireland on The Commons) — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:32:23 -0700

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Thanks to ofarrl (see comments below), we now have a lot more information about this photo. The crash happened in November 1920 as a "Scout" plane, carrying despatches from Fermoy to Waterford Barracks and manned by flying officers Briggs and McKiehan, crashed into the roofs of two houses opposite the Barracks. The house on the left was Mr Aspel's licensed premises, and the one on the right was privately owned by a Mrs McSweeney.

Date: November 1920

NLI Ref.: P_WP_2891