Athboy, Co. Meath
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We begin the week with a scene from the town of Athboy in the north of Royal Meath. Here it is dominated by its COI church tower, with the other end of the town marked by a castle built by Hugh deLacy. A market is in full swing - waking the town from its slumbers!
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1865-1914 (though likely after c.1890)
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08693
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Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1865-1914 (though likely after c.1890)
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08693
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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DannyM8
There is a Dog in this photo.
Swordscookie
A fabulous shot with so much going on there! Sheep, cattle, horses, men, children, bare foot urchins and well off boy in a sailor suit.... Brilliant!
DannyM8
There is a Hugh Carberry in the 1911 census in Market Street, he is a General Merchant. 1911 Census
sharon.corbet
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DannyM8
He is there in 1901 also, 1901 Census Family name is listed as Carbeny which I think is a transcription error.
RETRO STU
The photographer was well expected, even the children are turned out in their Sunday-Best for the occasion (well, most of them).
Niall McAuley
The shop at left seems to be this one, built around 1890.
DannyM8
Is it not St Johns R.C. Church rather than C of I?
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79549245@N06 Just testing to see if you read the intro:-)))) (Have since tweaked it slightly :) )
Andy Gant ...
Great image, seen in "B&W Images from around the World" www.flickr.com/groups/picsinbw/ Excellent nostalgia..
DannyM8
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland Sneaky Mary!!
DannyM8
I see at least two barefooted lads, and the ground looks shall we say "Uncomfortable"
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
I am not sure this July 1909 Trove newspaper report is relevant, but I found the reference to the Town Tenants' League (founded 1904) interesting -
From - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167015834?searchTerm=a...Dún Laoghaire Micheál
One can only wonder how the photographer got so many children and animals to remain so still. And a good example of 19th Century' photoshop' too - where the sky has been 'painted' around steeple and chimneys.
DannyM8
The Large Building on the left is now the The Darnley Lodge Hotel. www.darnleylodgehotel.ie/about-us.asp Situated in the centre of the historic town of Athboy in County Meath, The Darnley Lodge Hotel was originally the estate office for the Darnley Family who owned the town of Athboy and surrounding land from 1770. The family had an enormous influence on the development of Athboy. They eventually sold the town in 1909.
DannyM8
I see a reference in the Irish Times from March 1911 to the Darnley Arms Hotel. Also the premises was damaged by fire in 1949
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
As https://www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03 points out, the photographer's arrival may have been heralded - but at least two of the chaps who popped-out of the businesses on the right (now Doreen's Bakery or Bird's Centra) didn't have enough warning to don the obligatory headwear :) What do we think about dates? Per https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley's Buildings of Ireland find, and https://www.flickr.com/photos/79549245@N06's census links, it seems likely we are in the latter half of the range. Perhaps c.1900 give or take a few years. (Fashions would seem to suggest this too....) What do we think?
Swordscookie
https://www.flickr.com/photos/91590691@N05 Rather than the work of the photographer the sky may be the work of time! These images are on glass plates and may not always have been stored in ideal conditions. If you look you will see that there are lines along the skyline of the buildings and that might indicate that the flaked chemicals of that area were removed to prevent the blight from spreading to the detail beneath?
guliolopez
I'd say it's "coloured in" alright [https://www.flickr.com/photos/swordscookie] and [https://www.flickr.com/photos/91590691@N05]. We've seen in quite a bit before in the postings to the NLI stream. Mainly in the lantern slides, but especially in the stereo pairs collections - I guess where a "busy" sky might confuse or detract from the stereo effect. (Obvious for example in this one from London where the spires and roofs are a bit clumsily outlined in places...) www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/8099340892/
BlueisCoool
An amazing looking street capture and since everyone is taken with the camera, photography was still seen as something new and important!