Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

zorz

It's Lana an Tarbh or Bull Lane, part of it is now called St.Michans Place and the pub is now called M.Hughes.

The actual street that they're on is Chancery St.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=swr172gg9kwt&scene=29506624&lvl=2&sty=b

spurious, your hunch was spot on!

lord lucan

The Scientician wrote: »

Jaysus!! I used to live in an apartment in the building on the corner of Capel st. and Great Strand st.,the one on the right hand side of the pic. It looks the exact same then as it did when i lived in it. Never realised the building was that old!!

Thanks for posting.:)

Dord

zorz wrote: »

It's Lana an Tarbh or Bull Lane, part of it is now called St.Michans Place and the pub is now called M.Hughes.

The actual street that they're on is Chancery St.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=swr172gg9kwt&scene=29506624&lvl=2&sty=b

spurious, your hunch was spot on!

Haha I was going to say it was that pub the other day but wasn't sure. Cool picture!

westair

I have gone through this thread looking for old pictures of Dublin Airport and can't see any - sorry if I missed them. But does anyone have pics of Dublin Airport prior to the 1970s? Or know where they can be found? I used to work there back then when I was in my teens.

Rashers

westair wrote: »

I have gone through this thread looking for old pictures of Dublin Airport and can't see any - sorry if I missed them. But does anyone have pics of Dublin Airport prior to the 1970s? Or know where they can be found? I used to work there back then when I was in my teens.

I think this was late 40s/early 50s.

Hermy

Rashers wrote: »

I think this was late 40s/early 50s.

There are a few photos like the one above in the Coachman's Inn beside the airport.

Wishbone Ash

Hermy wrote: »

There are a few photos like the one above in the Coachman's Inn beside the airport.

I'll second that - loads in The Coachman's. Avoid checking them out at lunchtime though as they do a roaring food trade and you'll only be leaning over customers to view the pics. Around 11am would be best.

(I'll have a look to see if I have any myself).

itac

Just a wee post to say THANK YOU!! to all those who contributed to the thread....my Mum worked in Dublin during the 60s & used to tell me stories about the place. Never realised how lovely it looked back then...can't see people looking back in 50 years time saying how lovely the glass buildings look...:D
Thanks again folks, brilliant thread....xx

DominoDub

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=74861

Hermy

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

...they do a roaring food trade...

Indeed they do.

Nolanger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYnqKb-iWzI

iMax

dublin down memory lane on facebook has hundreds of photos up

1968

iMax wrote: »

dublin down memory lane on facebook has hundreds of photos up

Link

iMax

An 8 minute "making of" the film Young Cassidy (approx. 1960s Dublin)

lord lucan

iMax wrote: »

dublin down memory lane on facebook has hundreds of photos up

Holy Crap,i just went through the 600-odd pics,some fantastic stuff there. I must be getting old when i see a pic of Henry st. with the virgin megastore on it as historic.:pac::pac:

BeerNut

Been loving this thread. Well done all.

Going back a few months to the discussion on the Iveagh Market,

Camarague wrote: »

It was built by Lord Iveagh in the early 20th Century and given to the people of Dublin (Dublin Corporation) as a gift in 1907

This was a bit of a cheeky earth-salting maneuver disguised as civic-mindedness. The site had previously been Sweetman's brewery, bought up and closed down by Guinness in the 1890s, like so many other Dublin breweries. The Sweetmans had been brewers to the Leesons originally, based on the Leeson estate at 81 St Stephen's Green. In the 1760s they moved to Francis Street in the more industrial part of Dublin. Gifting the site to the city rather than selling it was the Guinnesses' way of ensuring no-one took it on as a going concern.

I'm doing sporadic work on a project to document all of Ireland's many lost breweries, based here.

zorz

iMax wrote: »

An 8 minute "making of" the film Young Cassidy (approx. 1960s Dublin)

That idyllic scene at 7:13 looks like it was filmed by the canal at Blanchardstown.



I think this is the graffiti strewn bridge that is currently being completely surrounded by the new bits of overpass at the M50 junction.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=swx8xqgg2vx3&scene=42334433&lvl=1&sty=b

lord lucan

Haven't seen this posted before,a British Pathe news feature on the Armys demolition of the remainder of Nelsons Pillar and resultant damage to nearby businesses.

lord lucan

Lol.:)

1968

lord lucan wrote: »

Haven't seen this posted before,a British Pathe news feature on the Armys demolition of the remainder of Nelsons Pillar and resultant damage to nearby businesses.

Earlier this week, RTE broadcast a very well made documentary on the history of Nelson’s Pillar. The programme contains amazing archive footage along with contributions from Des Geraghty, Jimmy Magee and David Norris. If you missed it, viewers in Ireland can watch it on RTE Player until Monday, 15 February.

Though it focuses on the bombing of 1966, the documentary tells also tells the fascinating story of how in 1955 a group of UCD students occupied the pillar. Dropping a banner of Kevin Barry over the edge, they tried to melt Nelson’s statue with homemade “flame throwers”. Gardai used hammers to break into the pillar and tried to arrest the students but they had to be released after the gardai were attacked by sympathetic members of the public.

More here.

lord lucan

Thanks for the link 1968,that programme was excellent(apart from david norris). Lots of stuff i've never seen before. I've always had a fascination with the Pillar despite it being destroyed 8 years before my birth. My parents both remember it well. Always thought it should've remained but with Nelson being swapped for a notable Irishman.:)

BeerNut

lord lucan wrote: »

with Nelson being swapped for a notable Irishman

Wellington

I have it in my head that the rules of the replacement competition stated that there must be a viewing platform at the top, and then when the Spire proposal came in they ditched it. Anyone else remember this? Looking here at some of the pictures taken from the top it's a real shame you can't do that any more.

lord lucan

BeerNut wrote: »

Wellington

I have it in my head that the rules of the replacement competition stated that there must be a viewing platform at the top, and then when the Spire proposal came in they ditched it. Anyone else remember this? Looking here at some of the pictures taken from the top it's a real shame you can't do that any more.

It would've been a great tourist attraction and you can't get any more central than O'Connell st. I always got the impression a lot of people weren't aware of the viewing platform on the old distillery chimney in Smithfield and it's location didn't help either.

congo_90

This pic is on top of the building where philips is now on georges st south / Dame street junction. Had to thumbnail as they're 5mp (used digital zoom).
Click for larger size



On the corner of said building..



Opposite citi bar. Can't think of the name of the place right now.



Saw this thread a long long time ago and forgot about it! Finally posted up something

lord lucan

congo_90 wrote: »

Saw this thread a long long time ago and forgot about it! Finally posted up something

I think you were thinking of this thread:http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055749635

vanirl

Hi to all and more importantly congratulations to all - what a wonderful thread.

I have just discovered it today and now have to explain to the missus what I have been doing for the last couple of hours, and why I have not completed "those little jobs" that she wanted done.

And now for the inevitable question
I am looking for any pictures anyone might have of Number 3, Moore Street, which is part of "family history". Around 1947 an uncle of mine opened a butchers shop there and it was eventually turned into a wool shop by his sisters (my aunt's) until it closed down in 1970.
Another site associated with family was "Kearns" of Parnell street (the sausage makers) so if any pictures exist ?????.

To be honest with you all I have very few pictures from the past as I lost almost the lot in a house fire in 2004 but here is one taken of yet another family associated shop Sheehan Bros 50 Lower Dorset Street"

Keep up the good work everyone

Hermy

Not sure if this has been posted before. I spotted it in the Classic Car forum.

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Hermy wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted before. I spotted it in the Classic Car forum.

Fantastic, thank you.

Wishbone Ash

Here's an interesting little pic taken outside the Shelbourne Hotel sometime in the mid 1970s.

A group of Garda motorcycle outriders appears to be preparing to provide an escort for a VIP. The Garda patrol car on the left is the ubiquitous Mark II Ford Escort - a very popular car of the era. The nearest Garda has white cuffs attached to his gloves - used for directing traffic. No sign of any hi-viz gear!

Note the Merc with the 'Z' registration. The 'Z' series was issued in Dublin in 1971 and, I'm open to correction, but I think that was the only single letter series ever issued here (pre 1987).

The Mercer Hospital can be seen in the background in Stephen Street Lower and Eamon Doran's pub IIRC occupies the site where the St Stephen's green centre now stands.

HydeRoad

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The Garda patrol car on the left is the ubiquitous Mark II Ford Escort - a very popular car of the era.

Lovely photograph, very interesting in a number of ways. One point of detail, the Garda car is not a Ford Escort, it is a Vauxhall Victor FE, a slightly bigger car.