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To end the week after some really lovely images, here we have one from our Stereo Pairs Collection of an unidentified valley. It has a cluster of houses nestling below the heavily wooded slopes of a hill. (Congratulations Lemur for yesterdays identification, I didn't hold out much hope given the lack of detail behind but as ever you made it look simple!)
And derangedlemur together with Niall McAuley was/were instrumental in identifying this one too. A task that was complicated no-end by the fact that the image was "mirrored". That was no significant deterent to the guy's identification of Woodenbridge, County Wicklow however....
Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton
Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence
Collection: Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1860-1883
NLI Ref: STP_3059
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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And derangedlemur together with Niall McAuley was/were instrumental in identifying this one too. A task that was complicated no-end by the fact that the image was "mirrored". That was no significant deterent to the guy's identification of Woodenbridge, County Wicklow however....
Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton
Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence
Collection: Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1860-1883
NLI Ref: STP_3059
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Niall McAuley
Foxgloves!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Digitalis!!
abandoned railways
The railway has a tight curve, and points, possibly a station or siding.
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Glenmalure? 3D streetview - goo.gl/maps/3SLsf5D4k9w
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia No railways up there!
Foxglove
yes I too see foxgloves
Carol Maddock
https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove I should hope so too! :)
Niall McAuley
It does look more Wicklow than anywhere out west. Those farm buildings in the middle distance look very prosperous indeed.
oaktree_brian_1976
lots of green in that photo.
derangedlemur
I'll fetch my glasses and then we'll see
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] God bless your eyesight!!
abandoned railways
The nearest inland line to Wicklow is the Tullow line, closed March 1947. Maybe its a flooded valley and the line was temporary for earth removal.
derangedlemur
The river is parallel to the road, and there's a siding on the bend in the railway. It could be Rathdrum, viewed from the southwest(ish). I'd have to find some corroboration though.
derangedlemur
No, I'm not getting it to match.
Niall McAuley
Woodenbridge, maybe? The "prosperous" buildings could be Woodenbridge Hotel. Flipped Left-Right?
derangedlemur
I couldn't get it to match Woodenbridge either. maybe from the west? Streetview won't go there, but the OSI looks possible if it's mirrored.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Yes, I am thinking Woodenbridge flipped.
derangedlemur
Could well be these two hills if we could just get the camera in the right place: goo.gl/maps/VdBi3fbxA7s
derangedlemur
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Sure stick up the geohive link there and claim victory. You know I think it's too much faff. Edit: Meanwhile, I'll have a quick scan round Tipperary to make sure we're not making eejits of ourselves
derangedlemur
I think we're safe enough. These look like the same spot: catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000323362 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000326162
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland I have Flipped the image, let me know if I need to revert to original please.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Megazoom makes me think that is the Woodenbridge Hotel. C shaped structure, characteristic tall bay windows on the far side, outbuildings in all the right places...
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland Your notes will be in the wrong place since I flipped the image.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Well done!
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Definate, Woodenbridge Junction.
John Spooner
The foxgloves and the foreground hedgerows stand out nicely in the anaglyph (red-blue glasses required)
abandoned railways
From this junction the branch ends at Shillelagh, of the stick fame. Also home of Coolattin Park, home of William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, KG (12 October 1815 – 20 February 1902). He had his own personal waiting room at the station.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland He was not the only one to have a private waiting room - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/31177128671
abandoned railways
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland When the sixth Earl passed the estate was leased, the new tenent inherited the waiting room with the demesne.
oaktree_brian_1976
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland edumacated guess.
Niall McAuley
Here is the 25" map link.
Niall McAuley
The only thing I see to try and date is the railway just beyond the bridge. The tracks near the points in today's photo do not exactly match the 25", where L_ROY_594 linked by Signor Lemur above does match. So we are earlier than the Lawrence.
Niall McAuley
The Shillelagh branch opened in 1865. A reference here at railscot.co.uk (referenced by wikipedia) says: Originally exchange platform, buildings dated from 1876
Niall McAuley
Eiretrains gives the 1865 date for Woodenbridge station, but says Aughrim (on the Shillelagh branch) is from 1876.
Niall McAuley
Since those are the only two dates I see associated with the railway, I am going to guess that we are after 1865 and the opening of the junction but before 1876 when more work was done on stations etc.
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Apologies for the delayed update to this one. Have had a series of Bad Panda messages these last few days for some reason. I've since updated the map, tags and description - mainly to capture the "tag team" inputs of https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley and https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]!