wasnt she a fine looking thing in her day

alibabba · 15-04-2011 12:34pm #1

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/exhibition/galway/main/lcab00891_EyreSquare.html

Wompa1 · 15-04-2011 12:40pm

alibabba wrote: »

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/exhibition/galway/main/lcab00891_EyreSquare.html

She was alright. Now quit living in the past! The Square you know and love is gone and can't be brought back!

biko · 15-04-2011 3:06pm

I like the big guns

Raging_Ninja · 15-04-2011 3:17pm

Why did they get rid of it? Why? Now its crap. Just a stupid concrete thing, with no cover.

Das Kitty · 15-04-2011 3:20pm

I thought this was going to be about Una Taaffe, apparently she was very beautiful in her youth.

McTigs · 15-04-2011 3:21pm

came in here expecting a thread about Nora Warts

*leaves*

biko · 15-04-2011 3:23pm

You see the railing? That's now used around the Nicholas church.
Think there is a plaque along Church Lane about it.

Das Kitty · 15-04-2011 3:24pm

biko wrote: »

You see the railing? That's now used around the Nicholas church.
Think there is a plaque along Church Lane about it.

Wasn't some railing from somewhere in the city melted down to make weapons in WWI, or is that another thing my Dad made up?

dilallio · 15-04-2011 3:50pm

biko wrote: »

I like the big guns

A pity they're not aimed at Anglo though

apoeiguq3094y · 15-04-2011 4:02pm

The station looks similar inside to today, but there are 4 tracks instead of the current 2.

Anyone know whats on the other side of that black wall in the current station

Simarillion · 15-04-2011 4:07pm

Das Kitty wrote: »

I thought this was going to be about Una Taaffe, apparently she was very beautiful in her youth.

As weird as sounds she was a stunner! There's photos of her in Galway Rowing Club at a tennis party and she's very good looking. All went downhill though.

As for Eyre Square, I was walking through during the week and it's in a really bad state! You have to wonder why the council isn't taking care of it at all.

xtradel · 15-04-2011 4:34pm

Das Kitty wrote: »

Wasn't some railing from somewhere in the city melted down to make weapons in WWI, or is that another thing my Dad made up?

Think that was the old Galway to Clifden Railway tracks.

Madame Razz · 15-04-2011 6:09pm

apoeiguq3094y wrote: »

The station looks similar inside to today, but there are 4 tracks instead of the current 2.

Anyone know whats on the other side of that black wall in the current station

The wall at right angles to the platform??

What's behind that is now the function room in the Meyrick, there's still access there, securely locked up now of course, but it's still there. The Great Southern was built as a railway hotel, that's why there was such access. I believe the chandeliers in the room shake when a train arrives/leaves:D

apoeiguq3094y · 15-04-2011 6:43pm

Madame Razz wrote: »

The wall at right angles to the platform??

What's behind that is now the function room in the Meyrick, there's still access there, securely locked up now of course, but it's still there. The Great Southern was built as a railway hotel, that's why there was such access. I believe the chandeliers in the room shake when a train arrives/leaves:D

no the wall parallel to the platform in the left of the pic.. it doesn't seem as wide today as it looks in that pic. The toilets are over there where it says midlands on the back wall, where there is now an alley that comes out at the back of the meryk.

There's only 2 tracks in the station now, i was wondering with the planned expansion of the line to athenry if there would be cause for another platform.

apoeiguq3094y · 15-04-2011 6:44pm

Madame Razz wrote: »

The wall at right angles to the platform??

What's behind that is now the function room in the Meyrick, there's still access there, securely locked up now of course, but it's still there. The Great Southern was built as a railway hotel, that's why there was such access. I believe the chandeliers in the room shake when a train arrives/leaves:D

no the wall parallel to the platform in the left of the pic.. it doesn't seem as wide today as it looks in that pic. The toilets are over there where it says midlands on the back wall, where there is now an alley that comes out at the back of the meryk.

There's only 2 tracks in the station now, i was wondering with the planned expansion of the line to athenry if there would be cause for another platform. that would fit in nicely where that train is at the left of the pic.

Madame Razz · 15-04-2011 7:09pm

CIE yard I assume? Or else another part of the hotel? Everything appears to back onto everything down around there:p

Das Kitty · 15-04-2011 7:31pm

There was a second platform behind where the offices are, a shorter one. I remember having to sometimes board on platform 2 a dose if it was raining.

Das Kitty · 15-04-2011 7:33pm

Madame Razz wrote: »

CIE yard I assume? Or else another part of the hotel? Everything appears to back onto everything down around there:p

I think it was shared by CIE and Guinness.

BlastedGlute · 15-04-2011 8:01pm

I love that slope it has, when the sun could beat down on that and it was like a built in lounger. I truly hate the square the way it is now. They make nice toy models but in practice it's a hideous thing.