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The Ballybunion thread
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RiderOnTheStorm wrote:here is a pic of main street ballybunion..... I have taken the pic from same approx position as the 1940s shot (see post 408, on page 21) that was previously posted. my shot was taken yesterday evening so apologies for the long shadows...... ps, can you guess which one is mine? lol
If you want to play spot the difference, then download this pic and the one on page 21 and see how the town has changed.... and not changed too!
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The left shadow, are you holding the camera high ?
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RiderOnTheStorm wrote:hi Snow. I am so glad you enjoyed the pics! I will take more over the next few days and post them here. I will go up the Listowel and Upper road a bit and take a few shots..... the different angle may give be of benefit to you. Dont forget to mention any requests!!!
That would be great! I really liked that one you took with your back to the Listowel road and looking into the village. (The "Welcome to Ballybunion" sign on the side of that house is new to me.) Whenever I came walking into town it was usually by way of the upper road. It would be grand to see that angle again.RiderOnTheStorm wrote:That optical illusiuon house is not mine, but it is quite famous around here. People are always taking pics of it. I believe it has been thus decorated for years and years! Was it same when you lived here?
I can't say I remember seeing it. (And I can't imagine how I'd ever forget it.
) None of the neighbors complain about it? There are some neighborhoods over here that would raise holy hell about property values and such if someone painted their house like that. 0 -
SandhillRoad wrote:_____________________________
The left shadow, are you holding the camera high ?
no, i am the shadow to the right of that.... the long shadow going up the footpath! I am standing on the wall leaning on the telephone pole.....
the shadow to the left is my son :-)0 -
snow scorpion wrote:The "Welcome to Ballybunion" sign on the side of that house is new to me
Not sure when that went up.... its been there for a few years at least. In case you cant make it out, there is a surfer, a golfer, and a Kerry football player shrugging off a Cork football player
Can you see infront of that sign / mural, there is a small garden / flower-bed with plants that spell out 'Welcome to Ballybunion'? It will be clearer in the summer when they flower.snow scorpion wrote:I can't say I remember seeing it. (And I can't imagine how I'd ever forget it. )
No, you wound not forget that house! I am sure it has been there for decades! My mother-in-law says it was always painted like that..... ever since she was visiting Ballyb as a young girl! I will check up on it.0 -
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RiderOnTheStorm wrote:Sandhill, I hope this is the place...
It most certainly is!
That picture has been in my head for more than 20 years, and now there it is in front of my eyes.
Thank you, Rider, so very much.
I know it's just another road to everyone else, but it means more to me than I can say.
I'm already thinking about getting that pic blown up to poster size.0 -
RiderOnTheStorm wrote:another one from that road, looking east to a farm building
You did perfect, Rider! Absolutely perfect.
I'm going to be staring at that like an idiot for a long time to come.0 -
snow scorpion wrote:I was in Ballybunion 20 years ago and have happy memories of the village.
I'd love to hear what it's like today and how much it has changed.
The only recent picture I've seen on the world wide interweb is this:
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SNOWSCORPION:
Things have come a long way since your first question.
Hope we again will soon hear from AERO,ALFA, REIC, CHERRYTREE etc .
Thanks,
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SandhillRoad wrote:________---___________
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SNOWSCORPION:
Things have come a long way since your first question.
Hope we again will soon hear from AERO,ALFA, REIC, CHERRYTREE etc .
Thanks,
SANDHILLROAD
I was thinking about that the other day. Wait until they see what Rider has brought to the party! 0 -
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RiderOnTheStorm wrote:sorry Snow, I have no idea. Never seen the film. Did you get the emails?
GMail is temporarily down. :mad:
And now the suspense is driving me mad. 0 -
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RiderOnTheStorm wrote:Sandhill, I will def. get pics of Sandhill Road this weekend. Watch this space!!!0 -
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