Is that a Ganlow or a Gondola I see before me?
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Those of you who are not "in the know" are wondering at that heading but the boat under the arch of the bridge is known as a "Ganlow" and allegedly they were based on the Gondola! The Shannon must have been at full tide to have the water so calm at that point of the river!
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Collection: Eblana Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1870-1890
NLI Ref: EB_1237
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Photographers: Unknown
Collection: Eblana Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1870-1890
NLI Ref: EB_1237
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Foxglove
John is using the calm fine conditions to hang shirts out on the washing line. I remember this fort from a visit many years ago. very casual leg over for the cox in the gondola ...
Foxglove
the NLI sleuths must be doing Xmas shopping, hopefully this pretty scene of Limerick won't go into the "less than five comments" folder !
Carol Maddock
Hello, Morning Mary! If you're still taking questions although it's afternoon, I'm intrigued by the Ganlow. Is that a local name for it?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] I was rushing out to a doctors appointment and did not get a chance to look things up until now! I never saw the name written until today and though all the boat users I know called it a "ganlow" apparently the correct spelling is "Gandalow" There were two boats peculiar to the Limerick waters, the Gandalow and the "Angling Cot". The latter was a narrow flat bottomed boat with a sharp end at bow and stern or even front and back which was mainly used in the calmer waters of the Abbey River and above the tide level. The Ganlow (Gandalow) was a much stronger flat bottomed clinker built wooden boat always with a bottom covered in black pitch. When I was a lass there was always several of them on the beach in front of the Strand Barracks below the Curragower. The fishermen lived mainly in nearby Thomondgate which is on the Clare (near) side of the bridge in today's image. They used nets for their fishing and they would go down river on the ebb tide and return on the flowing tide with their catch. As often as not there was a lot of rowing done and it was a really hard grind. I found this in the stream one of our occasional contributors https://www.flickr.com/photos/swordscookie/31458356897/in/dateposted/
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Gandelow !! - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandelow
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"In 2014, at the invitation of the mayor of Venice, four gandelows were taken there to take part in the annual Festa degli asparagi (Asparagus festival). This was also an opportunity to directly compare the gandelow with local Italian boats of a similar design (such as the 's'ciopon' - meaning 'big gun'- or a 'sandolo').3 Indeed, when seen side by side,4 there were many similarities in design and methods of construction which lent some support to the theory, voiced annecdotally in Ireland, that the names gandelow and gondola were somehow connected. However, no conclusive evidence has been found yet." From wiki link above
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The photographer, Mr Eblana, must have been very near the Treaty Stone - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Limerick Streetview - goo.gl/maps/fx4DhvwdXCz
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia That is the new position of the Treaty Stone which is perhaps 15 to 20 yards further downriver from the old position which was just on the corner of the bridge and Clancy Strand. Given the angle I think that the shot may have been taken from there? There is a set of steps just beside the new location and it just might have been from the top of those????
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Oh, I see the original position of the Treaty Stone in these Eblana photos (I think they are the same?) catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000559884 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000561627
DannyM8
I thought both halves of the Eblana collection were supposed to be identical (for speed of processing?) obviously this one does not fit the bill.
Dr. Ilia
Amazing shot
Carol Maddock
For any of you keen woodworkers out there, here's how To Build a Gandelow ...
Niall McAuley
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Spot on https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley :) Did you bring examplars to get the alignment on these "just so" :)
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