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Donegal's yesteryears in photos

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  • 19-02-2013 9:57pm
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    muffler
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    Following on from the Donegal photo game thread we have decided to open a new thread for people to post any old photos they have of Donegal. We can run this along the same lies as the other thread in that someone can post an old pic and leave it for others to guess where it is.

    Alternatively people can just post a pic and say what or where it is if they wish.

    Bring it on :)


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    donegal_road
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    where is this? (are old ones allowed?)


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    byte
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    byte


    donegal_road wrote: »
    where is this? (are old ones allowed?)
    New Row, Donegal town?


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    donegal_road
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    byte wrote: »
    New Row, Donegal town?

    New Row it is


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    ootbitb
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    donegal_road wrote: »
    where is this? (are old ones allowed?)

    more old ones would be good.


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    muffler
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    more old ones would be good.
    Agreed but I dont know if this is the right thread or not for them. I know the thread here started off as a bit of fun and a guessing game but it has garnished some fantastic photos of the county and the thread would be a great asset in showing off some of the magnificent sights and scenery to potential visitors to the county especially Boards.ie members.

    Apart from the members we do get a lot (and I mean a lot) of non members viewing the posts here but what I'll do is have a talk with homer about this and get back to you all. :)


    Edit: Having talked this over with homer we agreed that it would be best to have 2 separate threads with this one now being for old pics


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    muffler
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    A couple of posts above moved from the "photo game" thread.


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    Senna
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    Couple from around the Port Bridge in Letterkenny

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    donegal_road
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    this wont last long


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    retalivity
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    an older ballyshannon?


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    donegal_road
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    correct, Ballyshannon it is, not sure what year though. Here is the full shot


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    donegal_road
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    one more for luck,


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    muffler
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    donegal_road wrote: »
    one more for luck,
    That would be St Conals but Im a tad confused about the semi circular windows??


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    donegal_road
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    St. Conals it is.

    Here is the full shot, the old barracks at Sprackburn is in the foreground, I thought that it was the back of the old St Conal's church but on closer inspection it looks like this was some sort of church that was built onto the front of the hospital, I can find out.. that shot looks like it was taken almost 100 years ago?


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    muffler
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    donegal_road wrote: »
    St. Conals it is.

    Here is the full shot, the old barracks at Sprackburn is in the foreground, I thought that it was the back of the old St Conal's church but on closer inspection it looks like this was some sort of church that was built onto the front of the hospital, I can find out.. that shot looks like it was taken almost 100 years ago?
    It does indeed look as if there was some form of a chapel built onto the main building but its obviously now removed. Interesting.


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    Termonator
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    muffler wrote: »
    It does indeed look as if there was some form of a chapel built onto the main building but its obviously now removed. Interesting.

    Is it not just the Vestry which is still there as a little cafe or something?


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    muffler
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    Termonator wrote: »
    Is it not just the Vestry which is still there as a little cafe or something?
    It appears the long narrow windows in the original pic were replaced sometime during the last 100 years. Link to Google street view


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    donegal_road
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    another oldie


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    ootbitb
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    Kilmacrenan?


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    donegal_road
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    Kilmacrenan?

    Kilmacrenan is right


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    donegal_road
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    here is another


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    ootbitb
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    Milford maybe.


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    donegal_road
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    Milford maybe.

    Milford is right


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    Senna
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    6XFqiA.jpg


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    donegal_man
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    Love old postcards and have a pretty good collection at this stage. Can anyone tell me where these two buildings were or are in Letterkenny? I'll delete them if there's any copyright issue.

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    ootbitb
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    First one might be Rockhill House.


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    donegal_man
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    First one might be Rockhill House.

    Thank you


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    sesswhat
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    Senna wrote: »
    6XFqiA.jpg

    Looks like Pettigo.


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    ootbitb
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    Some nice oldies here:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/raymoghypics.htm


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    sesswhat
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    donegal_man wrote: »
    Love old postcards and have a pretty good collection at this stage. Can anyone tell me where these two buildings were or are in Letterkenny? I'll delete them if there's any copyright issue.

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    This one is Hillmount Manse up past the Garda station on the New Line Road.


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    sesswhat
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    donegal_man wrote: »

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    I think this was Fox Hall, which used to be here.


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