Limerick
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| In collection: | The Lawrence Photograph Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
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[between 1880-1900].
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| Notes: | Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/5648030250/in/photostream/ Robert French was the chief photographer responsible for photographing three quarters of the Lawrence Collection. For more information, see the Dictionary of Irish Biography: http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a3369 Physical description: 1 photographic negative glass 16.5 x 21.5 cm. Geographic Coverage: Limerick City, County Limerick, Province of Munster, Ireland. Caption on glassplate reads: Limerick. 5293. W. L. more |
Tags:
Limerick, Ireland, Munster, Robert French, William Lawrence, Lawrence Collection, Glass Negative, St. Mary's Cathedral, bollard, cannon, Munsterset, National Library of Ireland
Comments
DannyM8
Thats St Marys Cathedral on the right. The Bridge is next to St Johns Castle
See OSI Historic 25
Posted: 04.11.2012
Wilma v H - Very busy with home renovations!
Beautiful!
Posted: 04.11.2012
ccferrie
From the angle of view I think this was taken from somewhere around Howley's quay (what was then Honan's quay). Here's the closest I can get to a streetview maps.google.ie/maps?q=Bridge+Street,+Limerick&hl=en&a...
and here's the OS Map maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,557586,657440,7,9
Posted: 05.11.2012
ccferrie
In fact the mooring post may still be there! maps.google.ie/maps?q=Bridge+Street,+Limerick&hl=en&a...
Anyone locally want to verify?
Posted: 05.11.2012
abandoned railways
The 'mooring post' could well be an upturned cannon taken from one of the Armada ships that floundered on our coast. There are several around the country.
Posted: 06.11.2012
Swordscookie
@abandonedrailsireland The bollard in question here is not an old cannon, of that I am almost certain! There were a lot of these along the quays in Limerick and many of them had plates on the top stating the name of the foundry where they were made. When you look at this shot you will note the light coloured buildings inside the walls of King Johns Castle? This was the Castle Barracks and was used right up to the treaty in 1922 and perhaps thereafter. In the 1950's these were still there but now converted into tenements. The conical roof on the tower was not there in my memory. Those buildings look nice and shiny new so a date of their erection might help in dating the shot???
Posted: 08.11.2012
ccferrie
Looking at the horizon closely it looks like the sky has been scraped off the negative - is that possible? The reflection of clouds in the water doesn't match the sky.
Posted: 08.11.2012
Swordscookie
@77199267@N03 I think that you are right there, the sky and the reflection bear no resemblance to one another. The water is at the top of the tide and mirror smooth. It is clear that the light is good enough for reflections and the water shows some clouds that are not present in the "sky".
Posted: 08.11.2012
Oliver-Beatson
What an amazing picture.
Posted: 05.03.2013
