The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
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| Summary: | The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991 was a project where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers,thereby creating a record of the changing topography of the selected locations |
| In collection: | The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991 |
| Format: | Photo |
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Tuesday, 4 September 1990.
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| Notes: | Weather conditions noted by photographer : Sunshine Film number : 31 Frame number 5 Prety much unaltered Photograph taken at 10.45, 4th Sep, 1990 Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/8166240360 Physical description: 1 photograph Geographic Coverage: Rathdowney, County Laois, Province of Leinster, Ireland. more |
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The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois |
Taken by photographer, Matilda Cooney, who noted that the scene was "pretty much unaltered".
You can compare this view of The Square at Rathdowney with its companion photo taken approximately 90 years earlier as part of the Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991, where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers, thereby creating a record of the changing face of the selected locations all over Ireland.
For further information on the Lawrence Photographic Project, read all about it on our NLI Blog.
Date: Tuesday, 4 September 1990 at 10:45 (weather conditions - sunshine)
NLI Ref.: LPP_31/5
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The Square, Square, Rathdowney, Laois, Queen's County, Ireland, Leinster, Horse Box, Car Park, Phone Box, Telecom Éireann, Flower Beds, Shops, Bar, Public House, Pub, Cars, 198 IZB, I838, Barrels, H.G. Perry & Son, Ironmongers, Richard Williams & Sons, Richard Williams, Home Centre, Smithwicks, Lawrence Photographic Project, Lawrence Collection, Matilda Cooney, Federation for Ulster Local Studies, F.U.L.S., Federation of Local History Societies, Tuesday, 4th, September, 1990, 1990s, Sunny, 10:45, Church Street, National Library of Ireland
Comments
Scadán Dearg
Always barrels outside Perrys
Posted: 08.11.2012
Channel 044
Looking forward to seeing more of these, great to hear they're now available.
Posted: 08.11.2012
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
@shanolyno Well, we're up to Laois so far, but that leaves plenty more to come... Have a look at the whole set!
Posted: 08.11.2012
Channel 044
They're fascinating. Really enjoyed going through the whole stream yesterday, a wonderful resource. I posted a small edit of the photos here: shanolyno.tumblr.com/post/35213963117/irelandeditpart1
Posted: 08.11.2012
sylviechampion@ymail.com
My first job was working in Perrys for Liam Walsh when I was 16 (1980) ,,,,jeeessss I am old!
Posted: 05.07.2015
