Main Street (Society Street), Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
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An Eason image of Main Street, Ballinasloe in Co. Galway on a quiet day. Lots of pedestrians about but no traffic so one would suspect that it was a Sunday? Is that a great big hole on the right foreground or a bit of trimming?
Thanks for all the comments and Information, it seems that this photo was taken sometime after 1915 but before 1925. Interesting that this photo was selected in Flickr Explore today, see the Explore tab on the top line. This is the 111th time one of our photos has been selected - if you want to see more click on our Explore Album.
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Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1900-1939. Likely c.1915-1925
NLI Ref: EAS_2155
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Thanks for all the comments and Information, it seems that this photo was taken sometime after 1915 but before 1925. Interesting that this photo was selected in Flickr Explore today, see the Explore tab on the top line. This is the 111th time one of our photos has been selected - if you want to see more click on our Explore Album.
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1900-1939. Likely c.1915-1925
NLI Ref: EAS_2155
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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BultacoFan
That's not a hole - some writing has been scraped off the image.
irishlad031
All the mounds all the way down the roadside. Marking out the parking spaces. haha
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Streetview - goo.gl/maps/5KXcLUmktdk Almost the same except for the AIB Bank replacing the building at left. Now when did that happen ... ?
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The NIAH says "c. 1925" for the bank, which does not really help - www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&...
CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY
Must add this to your collection- www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/mccullin-british-soldiers-in... www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/AR/AR01192_10.jpg I'll bet they enjoyed using those bats.
Niall McAuley
I noted a terrace from 1890 at left.
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There are a couple of other Eason photos of Ballinasloe Main Street with a motor car included - RI 3885 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000557908 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000557909
changeable fairies
Awesome, to say the least. So spatial - few people and no cars or traffic.
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Mr French / Lawrence was there before those huge telephone poles (and a bigger black hole!) - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000319702
Niall McAuley
Duane is at #1 in 1911 census, not in the 1901 census at all, so we are after 1901.
domenico milella
Congratulation for your beautiful Album.
Niall McAuley
The outfits look like the early part of the 1900-1939 date range.
Niall McAuley
RI 3885 is after 1915 - so if the same day (and it looks consistent) this must be, too.
Niall McAuley
But before the 1925 bank.
abandoned railways
The buildings opposite the church show tall ladders, it looks like the whole town is being cleaned for some event.
abandoned railways
This is Society Street, where the famous October fair is held. "The latter event includes sale-and-purchase, racing and show-jumping and these are concentrated on a 6-acre site on Society Street - the fair green."
Niall McAuley
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland] notes a poster in the window of the pub with a sign saying Claffy (and perhaps the window says Concannon?) which says EXHIBITION. I am pretty sure the exhibition featured HORNED CATTLE.
Niall McAuley
I just noticed in Streetview that the Medical Hall of P.J. Duane was in April 2009 called... Duane Bridal Couture! (with one of the ubiquitous phone shops downstairs...) And the Bakery at left is now: Duane's Pharmacy and Opticians with a Chinese upstairs.
Niall McAuley
Another poster at extreme left reads: . GAA . GALWAY ROSCOMMON blah blah ATHLONE
Niall McAuley
Looks like there may be a Cumann Gaelach (variant spelling) upstairs on the left.
abandoned railways
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley and Duane's Photographic Studio through the passageway behind the fone shop
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] Oops! The car's number is RI 3685 (megazoom at catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000557909 ) - I don't think it alters the 1915+ date. The car is in different positions - I wonder if it belonged to the photographer, like Mr O'Dea's !
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Very good, a full review of Motor cars in every Eason photo is urgently required!!
waewduan4
Congrats !!
domenico milella
Congratulation for your beautiful Album..
The Canon
Mum was born here, but not for another few years (1930), on Society Street, I think.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/le_chanoine Main Street of the title is to the right, the Medical Hall and past Claffy. We are looking straight along Society Street.
The Canon
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley I thought so. Thank you for confirming.
Kapaliadiyar
Lovely. Excellent capture.
victor98_2001
Excellent shot
grand Yann
It's a very nice view, I love this kind of pics. Great job!
Peter Dewhurst
I believe the dark mark, bottom right, is where some text has been scrubbed out, some of the white writing is just visible.
Dr. Ilia
nicely framed
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Sometimes ... In 2011 via https://www.flickr.com/photos/robynbruce/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/robynbruce/6458947737/
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I think it might say Cadbury's Chocolate on the front of the "Raftery's" shop. Cadbury's first chocolate bar seems to have been around 1849 so it of zero value really On the front of Claffy's it might say "Concannon's Whiskey Wine Spirit Provision Merchants"