Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

Rashers

Santry 1964.

No Hilton but does anyone know what's there now?

Standard Toaster

^^
I know this one but I'll let someone else have a go first. (I'm from the area)

Wishbone Ash

Rashers wrote: »

Santry 1964.

No Hilton but does anyone know what's there now?

Morton Stadium?

dubtom

I don't suppose anyone would have a picture of Powers court, not the shopping center, it lay between upper and lower Mount street,at stevens lane, and the housing were all tenament's. My grandfather, and his parents lived there,love to see what it was like.

spurious

dubtom wrote: »

I don't suppose anyone would have a picture of Powers court, not the shopping center, it lay between upper and lower Mount street,at stevens lane, and the housing were all tenament's. My grandfather, and his parents lived there,love to see what it was like.

Hope this helps.

dubtom

Wow,That's quick Spurious. Thanks for that. I suspect that pic dates to 1800's?

spurious

dubtom wrote: »

Wow,That's quick Spurious. Thanks for that. I suspect that pic dates to 1800's?

I don't know the exact date, but I'd guess more like early 1900s myself, maybe up as late as 1920. They appear to be fairly well off compared to their surroundings - or possibly in Sunday clothes.

Wishbone Ash

dubtom wrote: »

I don't suppose anyone would have a picture of Powers court

......and here's a picture of Power's Court in 2007.

Wishbone Ash

dubtom wrote: »

I suspect that pic dates to 1800's?

spurious wrote: »

I'd guess more like early 1900s myself, maybe up as late as 1920

It was probably taken in 1913/1914. Many of the slums/tenaments in Dublin were pictured and recorded following the Church Street disaster of 1913.

admiralofthefleet

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It was probably taken in 1913/1914. Many of the slums/tenaments in Dublin were pictured and recorded following the Church Street disaster of 1913.

what disaster was that wishbone?

Rashers

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Morton Stadium?

Nope, though it's very close by.

GBX

Heiton Buckley yard?

Wishbone Ash

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

what disaster was that wishbone?

At 8.45pm on Sept 2nd 1913, tenament houses no. 66 and 67 Church Street collapsed killing 4 adults and 3 children people (all from no. 66). 26 people were living in squalid condidtions in no. 66 and, as a result, a housing inquiry was established and many of the city's other slums and tenaments were photographed.

(PS - the disaster occurred just days after the labour strikes of 1913).

iMax

I'd forgotten about those Eamon McThomais programs. My dad recorded them all & I still have them somewhere on VHS. (actually I'm just after digitizing a load of my dad's old recordings of Dublin from RTE in the 70s & 80s). I'm in the clip with Hector Grey with my dad.

Went to one of Mr McThomais's public speeches years ago in Raheny. Fascinating.

Rashers

GBX wrote: »

Heiton Buckley yard?

The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood in the old Santry Forest.

Rashers

Eamonn Mac Thomais from the '70s. Part 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_fwV9ERM8

Wishbone Ash

Rashers wrote: »

The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood in the old Santry Forest.

I thought that would be too obvious!

admiralofthefleet

thats my father in the video from 3:56 to 4:00, walking towards the camera

highdef

Rashers wrote: »

The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood in the old Santry Forest.

Is the bridge in that pic (I think it's a bridge going by the ballustrade) crossing over the Santry River beside the lakes in Northwood on the Swords Road? I'm just trying to pinpoint the location.

Rashers

highdef wrote: »

Is the bridge in that pic (I think it's a bridge going by the ballustrade) crossing over the Santry River beside the lakes in Northwood on the Swords Road? I'm just trying to pinpoint the location.

On mature reflection (to quote someone) if memory serves me well that sign and balustrade was just at the bottom of the hill on the old Swords Rd as in the map below. (Not the X on the Sports ground)

dubtom

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It was probably taken in 1913/1914. Many of the slums/tenaments in Dublin were pictured and recorded following the Church Street disaster of 1913.

I would have thought earlier,purley because I got the impression from the 1911 census that the tenaments were large buildings, the numbers were 41.1, 41.2 ect, giving me the impression that each building was broken up into smaller 'flats', of course ,giving the amount of people who lived in them that could be misleading.

Standard Toaster

I received an email back from RTE regarding Éamonn Mac Thomáis's Dublin A Personal View

Hi ****

Unfortunately this programme is very heavily copyright restricted. So I would be unable to give you a copy of the series.

However, from my information it is currently be re considered for transmission, so if you keep an eye out on TV listings, it may be shown in the future.

I’m sorry I couldn’t help you further.

Many thanks

Many thanks

Vicky Moran
TV Library Sales,
RTE
Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
+353 (0)1 2082786

Looking forward to it being rebroadcast so. I'll be sure to digitally record it.

Masada

i think they have already been showing that on RTE? i watched one a few weeks ago about the tradesmen of dublin and the renovating of the central bank, cobbling in trinity etc. maybe its not the same actual series but its the same narrator at least.

Rashers

Masada wrote: »

i think they have already been showing that on RTE? i watched one a few weeks ago about the tradesmen of dublin and the renovating of the central bank, cobbling in trinity etc. maybe its not the same actual series but its the same narrator at least.

I think that was the "Hands" series narrated by Eamon.

Part of one of the programs....?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiNwPRf6mV0

Masada

that video says its private, bt it appears to be the right one though. nice find.

ALS

Looking for any pictures or vids of Upper / Lower Dominic St, Dublin.
Thanks

Rashers

Masada wrote: »

that video says its private, bt it appears to be the right one though. nice find.

That's one of mine that I haven't made public yet as I have a few such video clips still to work on.

I thought I already posted this, but here's the following part of that video clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfG06vilp54

keano_afc

Anybody got/know where to find pictures and/or videos of the docklands before modernisation? Preferably from the 70's and 80's. Thanks, great thread by the way.

Wishbone Ash

keano_afc wrote: »

Anybody got/know where to find pictures and/or videos of the docklands before modernisation? Preferably from the 70's and 80's

Here's a few - apologies for the poor quality of some of them.

B & I Terminal 1960s



Custom House Quay/City Quay 1965



Liffey 1976 - prior to construction of Talbot Bridge



Construction of Matt talbot Bridge 1978(?)



Sir John Rogerson's Quay 1979



Custom House 1986



Custom House Area in 1986 (prior to construction of the IFSC)



George's Quay and Moss Street - 1980s (notice old style parking meters)



Entrance to Dublin Harbour - 1986



George's Quay - 1990



Sheriff St/Mayor St/Commons St Area in 1994

r3nu4l

Rashers wrote: »

Eamonn Mac Thomais from the '70s. Part 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_fwV9ERM8

Rashers, are you sure that's from the 70's? There's one orange liveried Dublin bus early on but the rest are in the green livery. Didn't the green only come in in the 80's?
Either way, a great video just a pity that it can't be bought on DVD.

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

thats my father in the video from 3:56 to 4:00, walking towards the camera

The guy with the 'tache? My uncle had the same look going on in the late 70's, early 80's Probably a 'Phil Lynott' look

A Disgrace

Christ, Dublin was in a bad way!!

Great pics Wishbone.

Rashers

r3nu4l wrote: »

Rashers, are you sure that's from the 70's?

Nope, but the original intro had 1970 something in the credits.

Either way, a great video just a pity that it can't be bought on DVD.

You can probably get it if you know where to look.

Well as we're talking about it here's part 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svCeSNJSCxA

Wishbone Ash

r3nu4l wrote: »

Rashers, are you sure that's from the 70's? There's one orange liveried Dublin bus early on but the rest are in the green livery. Didn't the green only come in in the 80's?

No. 4 is from 1983. There is a clue in the piece about Read's cutlers but prior to hearing that bit it was easy to tell from the cars that it couldn't have been from the 1970's - e.g. there are several Mk I Ford Sierras in the background and they didn't appear until 1982 approx.

Rashers

Thank you WB.

So here's part 6...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su18S6lETDU

dubtom

I could have sworn the quays changed to one way in the 70's,but yet I see a car pulling across at the juction of capel bridge and parliment in video 5, just before the end.

Gaspode

I loved the bit with Reads Cutlers, I just loved visiting that shop.

Standard Toaster

Posted by like clockwork! here

Found this video of Ireland in 1934. Was filmed by an American who visited. Its a really interesting watch! The 560 pound man in partcular!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS8WisImDEM

humberklog

Ok I've come across over 500 hundred photos. Some haven't been seen and some have already found their way onto the net. Most are from East Wall and a lot will be of groups such as football teams and confo group photos etc, but some are just stock and trade old photos.

I have to give a very big thank you to Paddy the Butcher down in East Wall for gathering up the locals' memories and giving over the front window of his shop. He's a character that Dublin's by far the richer for and his meat is very good and at excellent prices.

These first lot have possibly been posted previously but I will gat around to sorting out others. So once again thanks Paddy, Paul and Tom...

Behan at the Reptile House...


Outside Werburgh St dole...










Now I appreciate that some have been posted but it wont do any harm for reminders but I will get into the original stuff over the next few weeks. I'm chasing up a cracking story about a church that disappeared...so it's a work in progress. Remember...Paddy the butcher...great sausages!!

lostexpectation

that round tower on dame street is mad was that put up the same time as the cinema on o'connell bridge for some festival

Rashers

lostexpectation wrote: »

that round tower on dame street is mad was that put up the same time as the cinema on o'connell bridge for some festival

Is THIS the 'cinema' you mean?

raymoore09

State Funeral of Eamon de Valera
The coffin of the former Taoiseach and President is carried through the streets of Dublin on a gun carriage and brought to lie in state in St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, as thousands of people from all over the country come to pay tribute.
Programme Title:
State Funeral of Eamon de Valera
1st Broadcast: 02 September 1975
Commentator: Brian Farrell

humberklog

Just tothrow a few more up. I think some have already been up but no harm done...













And in 1952

humberklog

raymoore09

I remember that old photographer on O'Connell Bridge. Another one of them I got to photograph my wedding.
Our school, Westland Row used to have our annual drill display in Shelbourne Park in the 50's. I was never at the Speedway racing there but was at the one in Chapelizod which is now an industrial estate.

humberklog

Well's Sq at Oriel St. This is a beautiful photo...




Red Cow Lane. This I'm told is a few extras having a break from filming The Great Train Robbery...



And Sherriff St in '53...

Rashers

Great photos humberklog. Thank you.

humberklog

Rashers wrote: »

Great photos humberklog. Thank you.

It's a pleasure to be eventually able to put some up. As said there are a few repeats. I seam to have a few issues in uploading some of the more original ones but I'll figure it out.

Rashers

Repeats don't matter. If we enjoyed them the first time we'll enjoy them as much, or maybe even more on other viewings.

Really, I've often seen an original photo, and then on seeing it again spot things I didn't see the first time.

Thanks again... and don't worry about repeats.

humberklog

Summerhill in '51...







I thimk this is Blackburn Rover East Wall. Odd I know but there you go...

humberklog

These may twig with someone so possibly worth putting up. If people are looking for copies or how to get in touch with originals then PM me.
This isn't a pimp for business as it'll be done for free.