Cushendall County Antrim
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A very Happy St. Brigids day to you all! This, the feast day of Irelands female deity/saint is the herald of Spring and a day for women to celebrate. Labelled in the catalogue as "Antrim, possibly County Glen village, Co. Antrim", we begin the week with a stereo-pairs shot showing a village from on high - possibly with a canal nearby(?)
With thanks to today's commenters, we have confirmation that this is indeed County Antrim, and the village of Cushendall. The village was renamed by an 18th and 19th century estate to Newtown Glens, but later reverted to Cushendall - this may perhaps explain the unusual name applied to the image in our catalogue...
Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton
Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence
Collection: The Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1860-1883
NLI Ref: STP_0477
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Source: Flickr Commons
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With thanks to today's commenters, we have confirmation that this is indeed County Antrim, and the village of Cushendall. The village was renamed by an 18th and 19th century estate to Newtown Glens, but later reverted to Cushendall - this may perhaps explain the unusual name applied to the image in our catalogue...
Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton
Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence
Collection: The Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1860-1883
NLI Ref: STP_0477
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
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Niall McAuley
I think that is a railway, not a canal...
O Mac
Cushendall Co Antrim That's Curfew Tower in the square... Built 1817
Niall McAuley
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03] Well done! Not a railway or a canal, then - just a straight road. The railway did not extend to Cushendall.
Niall McAuley
I think I see Glenville House on the hill behind. Can't find a date for it yet... "Late Georgian" - no help.
Niall McAuley
Ha ha! Curfew Tower at the DIA: Tall, square, tapering turret at crossroads, only a few feet in diameter, erected by Francis Turnly 'as a place of confinement for idlers and rioters'
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The Curfew Tower looks like wonderful building - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000324599 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000324600 Droneview!! October 2015 - youtu.be/QOdxnTmlzL4
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Is County Glen Village a spellchecker concoction or is there such a place? Cushendall sounds more like it but where did the NLI (not the Marys or Carols) come up with County Glen village???
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With thanks to everyone, we've updated the description, map and tags based on today's input. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/9155805097/stats/ We have just added the above photo to our very exclusive 100,000+ Views Album - This is the 12th entry in the album. Check out our most viewed photos below. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/sets/72157651599255125