Where: Dublin, , Ireland
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When: 16 March 1923
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This shot was taken at the Steeplechase for the Metropolitan Plate at Baldoyle Racecourse.
Apologies for poor photographic quality of this one, but thought it was good as an early action shot…
The Metropolitan Plate carried a purse of 500 sovereigns; second won 70 sovereigns and third won 25. It was a handicap steeplechase over 2½ miles, and the race started at 3.35 p.m.
Can anyone help with where this racecourse used to be, so that I can add it to our Flickr map?
Date: Friday, 16 March 1923
NLI Ref.: HOG205
Source: Flickr Commons
Views: 24679
Apologies for poor photographic quality of this one, but thought it was good as an early action shot…
The Metropolitan Plate carried a purse of 500 sovereigns; second won 70 sovereigns and third won 25. It was a handicap steeplechase over 2½ miles, and the race started at 3.35 p.m.
Can anyone help with where this racecourse used to be, so that I can add it to our Flickr map?
Date: Friday, 16 March 1923
NLI Ref.: HOG205
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
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SolitudeWays.
Meravigliosa!
Seuss.
You're not the first archivist to wonder about Baldoyle.
Swordscookie
Carol it was on the road between Baldoyle and Portmarnock about quarter of a mile from the village of Baldoyle and obviously on the land side of the road??? On this link you will see the end of Main Street and the beginning of the Coast Road and that is where it was. The new developments there are called Racecourse this and Racecourse that but I'm not fooled that's where the Racecourse was! There was a big controversy for many years about the land as it was debated that they should build a hospital etc. there. maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&view=map&oe=UTF8&...
Niall McAuley
Here is the racecourse on the OS 25" map The stands are at the bottom right.
ClickKen04
Yep, the lads are right Carol.
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ambitious lettuce
Those horses look terrified!
梦影音苑
摄影是抓住瞬间的艺术
carolsayles90
I was in Birmingham UK in 08, but never made it to Dublin....the weather was bad & now I feel like I missed something very special, maybe another time...