Lady's Island, Co. Wexford
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Believe it or not this photo was selected because it was felt that it would sit well in our "Focus on our Photographers" album. I will leave it up to you to discover the reason for its inclusion. As a bonus we have a lovely photo of Lady's Island.
As quickly spotted by beachcomberaustralia, Niall McAuley and others, this image of the village and church of Lady's Island (at least partially through the gate arch of Lady's Island Castle) includes pieces of photographic kit in the right foreground. If the spare lens didn't give it away, as Niall points-out, we've seen this box a few times before. On this occasion it has followed French to the site of a(nother) holy well on Lady's Island Lake...
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: 1880-1900
NLI Ref: L_CAB_06447
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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As quickly spotted by beachcomberaustralia, Niall McAuley and others, this image of the village and church of Lady's Island (at least partially through the gate arch of Lady's Island Castle) includes pieces of photographic kit in the right foreground. If the spare lens didn't give it away, as Niall points-out, we've seen this box a few times before. On this occasion it has followed French to the site of a(nother) holy well on Lady's Island Lake...
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: 1880-1900
NLI Ref: L_CAB_06447
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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ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
I spy with my little eye - something beginning with "B"..
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Ooo! The Church of the Assumption is a Pugin and Ashlin design - opened 1864. "The church has been described as being 'an ecclesiastical architectural gem unsurpassed by any other in the kingdom' (E. Hore 1875)." From - www.ourladysisland.ie/index.php/the-church Interior by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_nua/] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_nua/31493343486/]
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Belfry?
Niall McAuley
A nearby streetview in Google maps.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Is that a lens beside your B?
Dún Laoghaire Micheál
Beer Cooler?
Niall McAuley
I see a camera box, but no Jaunty!
j.coffey78
Ceamara bosca ?
Niall McAuley
Apart from the box, i don't see an obvious Photographer connection. Lawrence and French were both from Dublin.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley The connection is the Box and the Lens? - I am sure it was not planned that they should be in the photo. I am presuming they belong to French.
Niall McAuley
Yes, that box is in many photos. Not sure we have seen a lens lying about like that before...
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
The Box might belong to the waistcoated fellow with a dirty bottom, who is also centre frame here sitting on a muddy wall - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000334150 (leaning tower 1) It seems that Mr French / Lawrence visited Our Lady's Island at least twice. These photos were taken later due to the taller trees near the church, and a semi-whitewashed house on the left of the church - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000321801 (archway 2) catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000322444 (leaning tower 2) I'm not sure which visit these ones belong to - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000318074 (graveyard) catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000318073 (shrine) catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000321800 (reverse view)
oaktree_brian_1976
B? No boat, river Bank is the best I can do...
oaktree_brian_1976
Men on Lady's Island? ironic.
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Thanks all! No doubt Jaunty will be along to pack-up the box shortly. In the meantime I've updated the map, tags, etc.
O Mac
As there was only one family living on Lady's Island in 1901 there's a good chance that the young lad looking over the wall is James Druham.(18). If it is him and he looking younger (15/16ish) it would date the photo around 1898...ish . Edit Arra musha, wasn't there another brother John( 25) there in 1911 ,,,, who has now only confused things.
sam2cents
A relative was only just telling me about the annual spring pilgrimage to Lady's Island and it's certainly intriguing. This is a superbly composed image, and shot in a style that photographers don't do so much these days. It really showcases the location.
Bernard Healy
I think the main pilgrimage is on the 15th of August, Feast of the Assumption. According to what I've heard, it's the largest 'Pattern Day' (patron day celebration) in the country.
patffarrelly
The area of water shown has now been completely filled in and covered with grass to allow for additional car parking for the annual pilgrimage around the island. Only the church in the phot still looks the same today. The lake there, Tacumshin lake, is a (unique to Ireland) salt water lagoon and is a favourite spot for birdwatchers.