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Assignment 37 - Local or Hidden History
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squeakyduck wrote: »Your pic is beautiful Mountainsandh!
Good to see someone from Waterford is flying the flag in this forum!
I'm plucking up the courage to enter a picture...to be taken with my stupid little fujifilm camera! :pac:
Up the Deise
. Plenty more pics of the county where that came from, so many beautiful spots.
I had a Fujifilm Finepix before actually, great camera, I loved it until I got my Pentax K-x, just wanted a few more options.
Only learning myself Squeakyduck, a bit daunting to post something but the people on here seem friendly, are ye lads ? 0 -
Photo 30/5/2010
One Section of Trim Castle.
The Moat in the Foreground.
Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, was constructed over a thirty year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. Hugh de Lacy was granted the Liberty of Meath by King Henry II in 1176 in an attempt to curb the expansionist policies of Richard de Clare, (Strongbow).
Construction of the massive three storied Keep, the central stronghold of the castle, was begun c.1176 on the site of an earlier wooden fortress. This massive twenty-sided tower, which is cruciform in shape, was protected by a ditch, curtain wall and moat.
Wikepedia link here
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This is a photo of the remaining gable of the former church of St. Assam or Assan built in 1609. Although replaced in 1889 the church was maintained until 1920 when it was decided to remove the roof and reduce the walls to a height of three feet, leaving the East Gable alone standing.
Through the window the remains of Raheny's first Roman Catholic Church can be seen. Built in 1864, it was replaced by a larger church across the road in 1962 [Raheny Heritage Society]
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[/URL]This Building combines old and new. The original outer steel structure was erected in 1885 and was the support for a 360 degree Gasometer that stored gas for the Dublin City area.
The modern glass structure which houses 21st century apartments was completed about 5 years ago...and never sold...poor mr.carroll :rolleyes:0 -
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Howdy folks,
This is a pinhole of a familiar landmark I took and developed after seeing your post.
The Bernard Shaw was 1st opened in 1895 and has been in operation as a local historic landmark and public house ever since. Named after the Irish Playwright it is a vintage medal amongst modern day Dublin acting as a solid and visual reminder of our artistic and literary history.
It is now run by Bodytonic who have kept the original charm of the decor both interior and exterior but they are now running contemporary events and exhibitions.
I think it's hidden history is within it's original structure and I feel the majority of their patrons would miss the historic beauty as they socialise and mingle in a thriving Dublin venue.0 -
I took this yeasterday morning in Clonfert Co Galway. I have family nenbers buried there and I love this peacful place.
I know the picture is not gerat and is washed out but I just love the place and wanted to share.
Here is a like with some info about the place.Clonfert Cathedral
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I spent a lot of years living on Merrion Sq. and every week I'd drop by the Natural History Museum, mostly just for the smell and quiet of the place, a stolen hour just for myself. When I moved back to Ireland a few years ago it was one of my first places to revisit. And when my daughter was born in July '03 it again became a place of regular sanctuary. She'd sleep in the buggy and ocassionally awake to be met with the face of a Polar Bear, a Gnu, a Hippo; all frozen in time. Not scary. Just there. The long dead staring at the newly born.
About a week before the stairs collapsed in July '07 and just before my daughter turned 4 we were meandering around. Like all kids she has a huge appetite for words and the Museum was the perfect enviroment for putting visuals to new words. The timing of the stairs collapsing coincided with my daughter's move to a different part of the country from me and the museum, not too far away but far enough away that the disappearance of our regular visits there were never questioned by her.
A couple of weeks ago the museum re-opened. We were there that weekend but it was fairly hectic and busy. The smells and atmosphere haven't been lost, everything is much as as it was, it's just that it was a little too busy for our liking. So a few days ago we returned. It was a little less busy and we had more room to roam and chat freely.
On entering the room with all the butterflies and moths in their desk cabinets, Daisy turned to me and said "this is where I learned the word Metamorphosis, remember?".
The Dead Zoo:
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humberklog wrote: »I spent a lot of years living on Merrion Sq....... http://photos3.pix.ie/59/1F/591F457AAFD549E7AAA65EDE999B00F5.jpg
Great shot and story.
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The Leixlip Spa situated close to the Royal Canal at Louisa Bridge was discovered in 1793 by a group of workmen excavating for the canal.
William Connolly who acquired Leixlip Castle in 1732 had planned to develop the spa into a classic Roman type thermal spa but it fell into disrepair.
The Spa water bubbles up from the ground at a constant 75 degrees (Fahrenheit= 23 degrees Celsius) and then drains into the Rye River below.
Over the years the Spa had disappeared into the countryside but with the Leixlip Spa Committee now reconvened the future of the Spa is bright and hopefully it will once again be a place to visit and enjoy.
The Royal Canal was built to compete with the Grand and the canal was conceived by a disgruntled member of the Grand Canal Board. The canal was to be 146 kilometres long and construction began in 1790.
The Leixlip site was the venue for one of the most expensive civil engineering tasks ever undertaken in Ireland as the canal had to cross the Rye water valley, 85 feet below the level of the canal.
The engineering effort took 6 years to complete and cost more than £150 million by today’s standards.
Thank you very much for posting this, it is great to see the spa all cleared up. You inspired me to take the train out to Leixlip today to see it again. I grew up in Leixlip and have fond memories of heading down there in 1990 to catch tadpoles. Last year I went for a walk along the canal for the first time in over 15 years and was saddened by the state that the spa was in. My congratulations to the volunteers who cleaned and restored it, more attitudes like that are what this country needs.
So as not to bring this thread too far off topic, here is something else in the area:
This building is located beside the overflow gate from the Royal Canal by the steps down to see the Waterfall and Aquaduct. Despite reading the plaque today I can not for the life of me remember what this building was for 0 -
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Oscar Square off Cork Street, there's meant to be bomb shelters below. Couldn't find anything on Wiki but there was a bit on dublin.ie about it.
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Last Tuesday I did something I've been meaning to do for over 20 years!
I stopped the car at Drumcliff, Co. Sligo, to pay a visit to the grave of W.B. Yeats - and that's probably due to this thread! Not so much hidden, or in fact local, but a definite piece of our heritage. I had no idea what to expect, and I have to admit to a little sadness, at the modern and cold headstone on the grave.
However, I was thrilled to find a sculpture, by Jackie McKenna, which was erected by the Drumcliff Developement Association. It's inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem "He Wishes For The Clothes Of Heaven".
Even though it was covered in bird droppings and catkins, it is a fantastic piece. Luckily I had a cloth and a bottle of water in the car, and managed to clean it up enough to get a few shots. My 3 yo is responsible for the daisy
Again, I've two images to share with ye :rolleyes:
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Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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The Bull Bridge is a wooden bridge connecting Clontarf and Bull Island. The original bridge was construced in 1819 to facilitate construction of the Bull Wall. The current bridge was constructed between 1906 and 1907.
Interesting fact: during the first world war, the entire Bull Island was commandeered by the British Army and was used as a firing range and to practice building trenches.0 -
The Battle of Vinegar Hill was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, as it was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the British military. The battle was actually fought in two locations: on Vinegar Hill itself and in the streets of nearby Enniscorthy.0 -
The Bull Bridge is a wooden bridge connecting Clontarf and Bull Island. The original bridge was construced in 1819 to facilitate construction of the Bull Wall. The current bridge was constructed between 1906 and 1907.
Interesting fact: during the first world war, the entire Bull Island was commandeered by the British Army and was used as a firing range and to practice building trenches.
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The Grave of ‘The Pickled Earl’ Johnstown Co Kildare.
Date 1872. Venue – House of Lords
THE DUKE OF ARGYLL rose and said,—‘’My Lords, it grieves me to say that I have a most painful communication to make to your Lordships' House. This afternoon, at half-past 1 o'clock, a telegraphic message was received at the India Office from Mr. Ellis, a Member of the Indian Council. It is dated Saugor Island, February 12, and was, I believe, sent this morning. This is the message— I have to announce with the deepest regret that the Viceroy was assassinated by a convict at Port Blair on the 8th inst., at 7 in the evening. The Viceroy had inspected the several stations of the settlement, and had reached the pier on his way to the boat to return to the man-of-war Glasgow, when a convict, under cover of darkness, suddenly broke through the guard surrounding the Viceroy, and stabbed him twice in the back. The Viceroy expired shortly afterwards.’’
The Indian Viceroy in question was none other than Richard Southwell Bourke ( born in Dublin in 1822) also known as the Earl of Mayo.
He was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland three times in the 19th century, being known as
“The Boy Secretary” because of his relative youth (30) when first appointed.
The zenith of his political career came with his appointment, by Prime Minister Disraeli,
as Viceroy of India in 1868. Four years into his term of appointment however, he was stabbed to death by a prisoner in the Andaman islands.
After lying in state in Calcutta-his body was shipped back to Ireland in a barrel of rum (for preservative purposes).
That is why is still called the “The Pickled Earl” to this day…. At his request he was buried in Johnstown.0 -
This was down the road from the Pickled Earl’s grave
There is a granite standing stone, in a field to the south west of Johnstown village in Kildare which has a roughly dressed face with a top which is asymmetrically curved towards the north east.
The stone which dates back to the bronze age, has an eye level angled cylindrical hole near the top.
It has been recently established that the hole is fully aligned with the summer solstice sunset (for one day of the year-21st June).
(Can you imagine if this was in another country that it would totally unmarked, fenced off and be sharing a field with sheep?)0 -
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My local castle - Trim.
The Castle is noted for the part it played in the filming of the Mel Gibson directed film Braveheart.
In 2003 there was a controversy surrounding the decision by the Irish Environment Minister Martin Cullen not to oppose the construction of a five-storey hotel across the road from the castle. The development had been condemned by a local councillor, a senior inspector in An Bord Pleanala (acting in a private capacity, and later choosing to withdraw his appeal lest it be considered a conflict of interest) and heritage bodies, many of whom had been critical of the government's treatment of other heritage sites such as Carrickmines Castle (the ruins of which were excavated partly to allow the completion of a roadway). The hotel was opened in August 2006. The recent addition of buildings (including offices for the OPW) outside the west side of the town has been even more visibly intrusive to the castle remains.
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Burt Chapel
No, not an American film star, but a church in north east Donegal. It was designed in the mid-60s by Liam McCormick, and was voted Ireland's building of the 20th Century. He called it his 'pagan church' because of the heavy influence of the nearby Grianan of Aileach ring fort on his design. The interior features Cubist style stained glass windows and is one of the first post-Vatican II churches where the congregation sits around the altar.
I pass this church every day, and always give it a second glance. It must have been considered futuristic in rural Donegal in the 60s, and still looks amazing, especially compared to a lot of 70s churches which today look very dated. It has a prominent position on the main Letterkenny-Derry road, and spectacular views over Inch Island and Lough Swilly.
There's a good article here for more information, and lots of better photos than mine on Flickr.0 -
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Not the best pic of this statue I'm sure, but in case I don't get a chance to get a better one before the challenge ends, I want to submit it anyway.
Statue of Kupe
This statue of Kupe, on the Wellington waterfront, shows the legendary explorer with his wife, Hine Te Apārangi, and his tohunga (priest), Pekahourangi. The country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, came when his wife saw a long white cloud and realised that land was nearby.
And here's how it could look, if I was able to get a nice, daytime shot (not easy in winter Wellington).0 -
A propellor from the former HMNZS Wellington (Pennant Number F69). This Leander Class batch III Frigate served the Royal New Zealand Navy for 18 years, having first served 12 years as the HMS Bacchante for the Royal Navy (UK).
The vessel, decommissioned in 1999, now lies on the bottom of the ocean east of Tapu Te Ranga Island on Wellington's south coast where it has become one of the country's major dive attractions.0 -
Trim Castle in Sepia:
Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, was constructed over a thirty-year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. Hugh de Lacy was granted the Liberty of Meath by King Henry II in 1172 in an attempt to curb the expansionist policies of Richard de Clare, (Strongbow). Construction of the massive three storied Keep, the central stronghold of the castle, was begun c. 1176 on the site of an earlier wooden fortress. This massive twenty-sided tower, which is cruciform in shape, was protected by a ditch, curtain wall and moat.0 -
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