Dunluce Castle, Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim
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Where: Northern Ireland, Coleraine, United Kingdom
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We are somewhat regular visitors to Antrim's Causeway Coast, but had not visited Dunluce Castle before. As BeachcomberAustralia points-out, we've ridden the Giant's Causeway Tramway before - the "third rail" of which we see here. It is this third rail that helps date the image in fact, as beachcomberaustralia tells us that it was replaced with overhead wires in 1899. A move that is perhaps unsurprising given the danger it posed - electrocuting at least one unfortunate visitor....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. Though likely before c.1899 (tramway rail replaced)
NLI Ref: L_CAB_05555
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Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. Though likely before c.1899 (tramway rail replaced)
NLI Ref: L_CAB_05555
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Foxglove
aha ! a familiar stomping ground good to see it in all its older BW glory
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Unusual metal guard rail at bottom - is it something to do with a tramway? Sometimes Flickr is amazing - https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4427441460/ And in May 2017 https://www.flickr.com/photos/msikkens/34192679124/
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Aha! The tram - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dunluce_Castle_%26_Giant%27s_C... From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Causeway_Tramway Edit - "...electric power ... ... was originally fed to the trains via an elevated third rail which ran alongside the line ... " Edit 2 - "The section from Bushmills to the Giant's Causeway opened on 1 July 1887. In 1895 a cyclist died of electric shock after coming into contact with the conductor rail. At the subsequent inquiry it was revealed that the line voltage varied from an average of 290 V up to 360 V, and the company agreed to a temporary reduction in the voltage, which limited the number of services that could be electrically worked. The third rail was replaced by overhead electric wire using side poles from 26 July 1899, apparently initially at 250 V."
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Help! - I can't find the original of the tram version of this pic (see wiki link above) in the NLI catalogue .... please!
sharon.corbet
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] Here you go!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/scorbet Thank you! Must be a different day - look at that wonky fence ... Edit - No, it is the same day, they were repairing the white fence, and the other photo is from a different PoV to the left.
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We have had a ride on the tramway before, and concluded 1888 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/5730438737/
sam2cents
That's a very beautiful and impressive ruin. And all the more impressive with the additional information. It's amazing.
O Mac
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] It can be seen in this Mason shot of the electric tram how the current was picked up from that 3rd rail that ran along the ditch. It must have been fun bringing the kids for a walk along that road. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000541018
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/91549360@N03] Toasted kids - yum! Full gory details of the cyclist accident in 1895 - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238550364 Via Trove more interesting technical details - 1883 - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149499782 1891 - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73243170 And we have hardly mentioned the Castle - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunluce_Castle Streetview is quite good, but Flickr doesn't like my links ...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Thanks all - especially https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia for the extra input (and useful dating information). Have updated the description/etc!
G.I N.I
Forever being the photo opportunity: www.flickr.com/photos/usani4245/11341530084/
M0GNM
We used to drive past there many times on a trip around the Antrim Coast Road or on the way to Ballycastle, but sadly never stopped to explore. I remember a story about part of the castle falling into the sea, helped by a barrel of gunpowder and conveniently disposing of some enemies of the occupants. It's a very hazy memory and I've now discovered it's just a local legend, very much embroidered of a natural collapse of the kitchen into the sea. Some very interesting facts about the castle are here www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/50-things-you...
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No. 50 from link above, an 1872 limerick by Edward Lear ...
And with illustration - www.kilbowiepark.co.uk/images/621/621-76014.jpg