Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

Rashers

Gaspode wrote: »

Any of those peeps you Rashers?

Yeah... they held me by the hand and made me walk.... I had a deprived childhood.

Gaspode

The guy working O'Connell St. near the Savoy was still there in the 80s. I remember him snapping me a few times, but I never bought any from him. Not sure when he finished up - you'd probably have to have half a dozen licences, public liability insurance, and drop a few brown envelopes to the right people to run a simple street business like that nowadays.

Rashers

Gaspode wrote: »

The guy working O'Connell St. near the Savoy was still there in the 80s. I remember him snapping me a few times, but I never bought any from him. Not sure when he finished up - you'd probably have to have half a dozen licences, public liability insurance, and drop a few brown envelopes to the right people to run a simple street business like that nowadays.

I think modern digital cameras have killed off that piece of old dublin.

Speaking of old.....

Anyone who ever read of the 1916 Rising will have come across the part where the Lancers galloped from Parnell St down O'Connell St towards the GPO. They almost immediately came under fire from the GPO garrison.

One of the casualties....

Rashers

I was just studying the photo above, and then the one below.... and it seems that the people who gathered to look on didn't have a grasp of the seriousness of the situation.... or else flying bullets didn't bother them.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Rashers wrote: »

I was just studying the photo above, and then the one below.... and it seems that the people who gathered to look on didn't have a grasp of the seriousness of the situation.... or else flying bullets didn't bother them.

More to the point, whose the monument in the foreground on O'Connell bridge dedicated to?.

I've never noticed it before.

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Rashers

Mairt wrote: »

More to the point, whose the monument in the foreground on O'Connell bridge dedicated to?.

I've never noticed it before.

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That was William Smith O'Brien who was tried by the British for high treason and was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered. Long story about how he didn't die (the sentence was commuted to transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)) and came back to Ireland.... but there's a bit about him here.

The monument was moved and is now in O'Connell Street.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Rashers wrote: »

That was William Smith O'Brien who was tried by the British for high treason and was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered. Long story about how he didn't die (the sentence was commuted to transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)) and came back to Ireland.... but there's a bit about him here.

The monument was moved and is now in O'Connell Street.

Mmmm, The peculiar case of Willian Smith O'Brian!.

/Grabs coat..

Wishbone Ash

Mairt wrote: »

More to the point, whose the monument in the foreground on O'Connell bridge dedicated to?

Rashers wrote: »

That was William Smith O'Brien .....

............The monument was moved and is now in O'Connell Street.

Here it is (taken April '08).

Rashers

Thanks for the pic Wish. I wasn't sure where in the street exactly his monument was.

Ever come across the old Q&A;

Q. How many statues are there in O'Connell St?

A.

One (at the taxi rank), all the rest are monuments.

...exits stage left....

ajc100

Rashers wrote: »

I think modern digital cameras have killed off that piece of old dublin.

Speaking of old.....

Anyone who ever read of the 1916 Rising will have come across the part where the Lancers galloped from Parnell St down O'Connell St towards the GPO. They almost immediately came under fire from the GPO garrison.

One of the casualties....

Looks like a casualty from an earlier skirmish.
Notice the horse has no saddle on, or is it any early attempt at the Shergar scam?

Rashers

ajc100 wrote: »

Looks like a casualty from an earlier skirmish.
Notice the horse has no saddle on, or is it any early attempt at the Shergar scam?

The Lancers only charged the GPO once. But judging by the soldiers in the picture they're taking a break, perhaps after a skirmish -- they're having a smoke.

I'd say the horse's tack would have been removed almost immediately after it was shot.

Or perhaps looters saw an opportunity for something to bring to the pawnshop.

Gaspode

Rashers wrote: »

I was just studying the photo above, and then the one below.... and it seems that the people who gathered to look on didn't have a grasp of the seriousness of the situation.... or else flying bullets didn't bother them.

Obviously, they didnt get the memo - "Please remember there will be a rising this weekend. Citizens are advised to avoid the following streets......"

Strikes me that it demonstrates that most Dublin people had little or no interest in a rising (other than as a spectator sport), but perhaps that's one for the politics forum.

Rashers

Photo taken during the attack on the Custom House, May 1921.



A New York Times account of the attack can be read in PDF format here.

Wishbone Ash

Rashers wrote: »

Ever come across the old Q&A;

Q. How many statues are there in O'Connell St?

Yes, I heard that one many years ago from a work colleague.

His other one used to be:

How many squares are there in Dublin?

delta_bravo

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yes, I heard that one many years ago from a work colleague.

His other one used to be:

How many squares are there in Dublin?

If youre being pedantic i believe there is only one truly 'square' square - mountjoy if I recall

admiralofthefleet

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yes, I heard that one many years ago from a work colleague.

His other one used to be:

How many squares are there in Dublin?

within the city limits wish?

Wishbone Ash

delta_bravo wrote: »

If youre being pedantic i believe there is only one truly 'square' square - mountjoy if I recall

Yes, it's exactly 600 feet by 600 feet.

The other "squares" are rectangles/quadrangles.

Rashers

And isn't Brighton Square a triangle?

Quint

Is the trivia question "How many Georgian Squares in Dublin?"
Mountpleasant, Parnell, Mountjoy, Fitzwilliam and Merrion. Mountjoy being the only true square.

Rashers

Very good slide show of Sheriff St here.

Not sure of the year, could be '80s.

Here's one photo from the slide show.



Have a read of the story below the slide show too.

Wishbone Ash

Rashers wrote: »

It's changed beyond recognition. The only feature that links both pics is the large wall in the distance on Commons Street.

Rashers

Great comparison photo Wish. Thanks for that.

Now a question for someone. Did that wall ever go by the name of the boundary wall?

spurious

The kids I know from the area call it that.

Dating the photos - they would be late 80s judging by the kids I can identify. Sadly a number of them no longer with us.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Rashers wrote: »

Great comparison photo Wish. Thanks for that.

Now a question for someone. Did that wall ever go by the name of the boundary wall?

For as long as I remember its been called The Boundary Wall.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's changed beyond recognition. The only feature that links both pics is the large wall in the distance on Commons Street.

And Noctors pub!.

The old block was Laurences Mansions, and the shuttered shop was a butchers and veg shop but I can't remember the name.

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Masada

Mairt wrote: »

And Noctors pub!.

The old block was Laurences Mansions, and the shuttered shop was a butchers and veg shop but I can't remember the name.

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Is the chinese takaway thats on the right of the street there, not an original building? I was pretty young when they were knocking the old flats down bit i think i remember that being the case. was a chipper at the time no?

Wishbone Ash

Masada wrote: »

Is the chinese takaway thats on the right of the street there, not an original building?

Yes, it appears to be older than the others. Here's another image looking eastwards with the chinese take-away on the left. Noctor's pub is just out of picture on the right.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Masada wrote: »

Is the chinese takaway thats on the right of the street there, not an original building? I was pretty young when they were knocking the old flats down bit i think i remember that being the case. was a chipper at the time no?

Yes there was a chipper there - horrible chipper it was too!.

humberklog

Isn't it only called 'Boundary Wall'? There and the other part that remains on Amien St.? (Rumoured to have been built by French prisoners of war). It went up after the 2cd lock went in as a snitchy letter arrived on the desk of someone in charge of that part of the docks saying that there was collusion between the watch gaurds and robbers so they popped up a big boundary wall.

Wishbone Ash

The wall was supposed to be removed under the CHDDA 1987 Master Plan but instead its height was increased with poles and netting.