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Glencar Lake, Glencar, brings us back once again to the lovely and much maligned County Leitrim. Jokes such as "even the snipe wear wellingtons in Leitrim" give the impression of an unlovely and unloved county. However, as this and yesterday's photo show, such is far from the truth. We appear to have Mr. French's mode of transport parked conveniently as a gentleman fishes nearby!
While the label on the slide says Sligo, and the view if clearly of Leitrim, this may be because Mr French was standing in one county while photographing the other. (The suggestion being that he was all but straddling the border between the two). Apart from location, some of today's conversation involved a revisit to previous images of the nearby Glencar Tea House - with some updates to the notes/discoveries over there......
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914
NLI Ref: L_CAB_02959
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While the label on the slide says Sligo, and the view if clearly of Leitrim, this may be because Mr French was standing in one county while photographing the other. (The suggestion being that he was all but straddling the border between the two). Apart from location, some of today's conversation involved a revisit to previous images of the nearby Glencar Tea House - with some updates to the notes/discoveries over there......
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914
NLI Ref: L_CAB_02959
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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domenico milella
Congratulation for your beautiful Album.
Niall McAuley
The hedgerows have grown up in the interim, so I don't know if we'll get an exact match in Streetview for a location, but this is nice even if it is not exact...
historical bells
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] This is pretty much the best view. I took a step back and lined up the wall which is still there today. www.google.ie/maps/@54.3403181,-8.3727817,3a,75y,273.37h,...
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Very close to these two - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/6574746175/https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/8425555693/
Niall McAuley
Carol notes a camera on the back of the jaunting car, but the gentleman sitting with it is wearing a top hat, so not Jaunty. This may be Mr. French himself? For reference, here is jaunty in Donegal:
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia I think we can ID the family in the teahouse shot as the Sibberys (spelled Siberry these days). See comments over there.
oaktree_brian_1976
great photo, would look great in colour
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] Terrific! [https://www.flickr.com/photos/66151649@N02] Flickr is sometimes amazing - in 2015 via [https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjherman/] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidjherman/22287597846/] Heaps more in all weathers at www.flickr.com/search/?text=glencar%20lough
sam2cents
Beautiful composition, and a moment in time. Photographs really are amazing things.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Niall, if this is a Cabinet size shot, does that make the camera we see an Imperial size camera? https://www.flickr.com/photos/47297387@N03
Inverarra
Leitrim is one of loveliest counties in Ireland. The song was spot on.
Swordscookie
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Carol Maddock: There seem to be three sizes of cameras in use by French - Cabinet, Royal and Imperial. The majority of the images in the catalogue are either cabinet (the smaller size) or Royal! He seems to use the cabinet for more difficult to get places or quick snaps. The camera on display looks too big to be a cabinet and unlikely to be Imperial so I would think that the camera is a Royal!!!!
O Mac
Leitrim huh! The OS map not only tells us that the view is of Sligo but that French himself was standing in Co Sligo when he took the photograph.....just. That wall above and county boundary are clearly marked... maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,574544,843612,12,9 www.google.ie/maps/@54.3403495,-8.3919045,3a,75y,230.98h,...
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03 Aha! That makes more sense. The dark conical hill which shows in the modern view(s) is then in the right place. Several of the 'Similar Items' are also unsure if they are Leitrim or Sligo. If you are standing in Leitrim and take a photo towards Sligo, which it is?!
O Mac
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia If you are in Leitrim and take a photo of Sligo?... Robbery.
economic fnord
www.facebook.com/teashed.glencar/ the family still run a tea shop (newly built and modern) at the same location. beautiful spot and have spent many hours shooting around there.
2014paf
Beautiful photo!
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03 https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia I really don't think we'll get a perfect location match here, the trees have changed the views too much. And it doesn't matter much - any close match is close enough.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03] - Standing in one county while photographing another - I like that theory. Certainly, as you suggest, the OS map would seem to agree....
chief swim
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/66151649@N02] www.flickr.com/photos/jacksonstreet/40202619372/in/datepo...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksonstreet Great job
oaktree_brian_1976
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksonstreet very nice
Niall McAuley
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