Renmore Barracks, Galway City - once home to the Connaught Rangers.
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The home station of the Connaught Rangers Regiment of the British Army is today's image from the Lawrence Collection. Once a proud and distinguished regiment with many battle honours, it became famous in the Irish context when members of the regiment mutinied in response to the 1916 uprising and the subsequent execution of the leaders.
While the StreetView driver wasn't brave enough to approach the guard gate, the view from the road outside still matches-up. The NIAH entries provided by Niall McAuley (on the magazine and church) suggest c.1880 as the lower-bound for the image date range. And maybe even an upper-bound not long after (as everything does look spanking new)....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. Likely after c.1880
NLI Ref: L_ROY_00778
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While the StreetView driver wasn't brave enough to approach the guard gate, the view from the road outside still matches-up. The NIAH entries provided by Niall McAuley (on the magazine and church) suggest c.1880 as the lower-bound for the image date range. And maybe even an upper-bound not long after (as everything does look spanking new)....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. Likely after c.1880
NLI Ref: L_ROY_00778
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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MukeshPhoto
Stunning
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Is it possible to misspell Irish? ". . . it became famous in the Irsh context . . ." Phew!!! Thought I was seein' things.
derangedlemur
Streetview won't go in, but you can get a pretty good view of the chapel: www.google.ie/maps/@53.2733856,-9.0288218,3a,75y,209.23h,...
derangedlemur
And here's the OSI: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,531296,725113,11,9
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/cassidyphotography It is not possible, have a look again!!!! Editing is possible :)
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/image-unlimited https://www.flickr.com/photos/cassidyphotography https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Thanks for the comments.
derangedlemur
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland Now how will people know what happened in the Irsh context?
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Renmore History Society In 1954 Renmore barracks was officially re-named. It was named Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, (Mellows Barracks), in honour of Liam Mellows, the commander of the IRA in the Galway area during the 1916 Rising. Mellows sided with the republicans during the Civil War, and had fought with the republican garrison at the Four Courts in Dublin, where he was captured.
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From the NIAH, the buildings date from 1880: Magazine at left, Church at right. From the pile of stone at left and the new look of everything, I think we are not too long after construction in 1880.
Niall McAuley
I like the concealed railway!
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Mr French/ Lawrence was also having a bad spelling day - see "RENNORE" note. Also - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000325310 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000325311
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] It is RINMORE on the older Map!! maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,531483,725271,11,7
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Simetomes Flackr is omozing ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia/35022855251/;-)
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia :)
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Belgian Spy in 1912 ...
From - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196264656National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Thanks for all the interest in the "Less than 5 comments" Album. I have added a few more photos for your review. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/sets/72157651352773330
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Covfefe
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Exactly.
BlueisCoool
A very impressive looking image!
Inverarra
Liam Mellows was executed by the Free state in reprisal for the murder of Sean Hales T.D. He was in jail at the time and the new state decided to execute a prisoner from all four provinces. Mellows was supposed to be the Connacht victim but he was in fact from Wexford. He had fought in Galway in 1916 but the main reason he was executed was perhaps because he was an intellectual and writer. There were plenty of other Connacht men who could have been chosen. A great photo. Many thanks.
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Thanks https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]! And thanks everyone else. Map/tags/etc all updated!