Curtains of water, gently falling down
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We've been to the Dodder before but not, I think, to this particular section? The weir at Rathfarnham looking magnificent with curtains of water gently falling down as the river makes it's way to Dublin Bay and the sea. Once upon a time I did kayaking and when there was a lot of rain there would be great excitement in that community as the Dodder would be suitable for a run. It didn't often happen but when it did it was great white water stuff!
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Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: between 1900-1939
NLI Ref: EAS_1902
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Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: between 1900-1939
NLI Ref: EAS_1902
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If the wall was part of Rathfarnham Castle it was a big estate!
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Oooo! Mr French / Lawrence was there too (before 1914). Spot the Differences - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000327325 Hint - bigger greenhouse ...
Niall McAuley
Lower Dodder Road Streetview
suckindeesel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ The estate was bordered by the Dodder as far as Ely’s Gate https://flic.kr/p/aDzUKi via Eyair
DannyM8
There is an marooned entrance gate, it would be a 100m behind the photographer. The gate/lodge was the main entrance to the Rathfarnham Demesne while travelling from the City.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland The demesne was about 1.5 km square. A lot of it is now the Castle Golf club.
O Mac
The weir supplied a head of water to run a, long since gone, sawmill on Orwell Road.
Niall McAuley
Eyeballing the houses on Lower Dodder Road, I'll guess 1950 or so, no help with dating.
suckindeesel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ “In commemoration of regaining ownership, the Loftus family constructed another entrance for the castle in the form of a Roman Triumphal Arch. The arch can still be viewed from nearby Dodder Park Road.” The wall seen in our photo formed the northern boundary of the estate, along the banks of the Dodder. The eastern limit of the estate was where Hazelbrook Dairies was. The southern limit was what is now Nutgrove Ave.
Niall McAuley
NIAH no help. telling us the weir is from 1800 or so. The house on the right is River Dale, still standing, and from before the date range.
Niall McAuley
The man lying bottom right wearing a Boater suggests the early part of the date range to me.
DannyM8
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ thank you.
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Niall McAuley
EAS_1903 is Rathfarnham bridge, just visible here upstream, but undateable.
Niall McAuley
EAS_1904 includes a 1921 building at nearby Loreto Abbey, looking fresh.
Niall McAuley
EAS_1905 Rathfarnham church from 1875, EAS_1906 is Grange Golf club (not a million miles away) from mid-late thirties:
Niall McAuley
Ah, EAS_1907 bursts my bubble - it is the same church as EAS_1905, but decades earlier from the tree growth. These Easons are sorted together because Rathfarnham, not because taken at the same date.
Niall McAuley
And then we have Rathfarnham village, 1910ish:
Niall McAuley
For completeness, EAS_1900 and 1901 are the church on Beechwood Avenue in Ranelagh dating from 1914. The doorway is missing a statue which a HAGS suggests was added in the early 1920s. The church does not yet have railings, and the temporary wooden/tin chapel which preceded it is still standing. Close to the 1914 opening I think.
DannyM8
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ a nice one too!!
John Spooner
Dramatic scenes as the Dodder overflowed causing a family to abandon their cottage, (while kayakers were no doubt licking their lips) reported in the Daily News (London) on Thursday 02 October 1856. The last sentence doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the report.
dave.ryan.media
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley Thats not a streetview link.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveryanphoto Thanks, edited now.
Aidrean S
The Dodder plays a considerable role in Dublin Moving East (Wordwell, €35) by Michael Branagan. Concentrating on the period from 1708 to 1844, the book is filled with remarkable illustrations. During that period the city more than doubled in size and the author discusses what triggered the expansion eastwards. The turbulent river was vital to the capital, providing water and power from Templeogue and Rathfarnham down to the sea, and the walling in of the Dodder helped with flooding and tidying up the area for port activities. www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/local-history-on-the-tra...