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The Wicklow photo thread - old and new [No Chat]

LEIN · 2010-01-30 13:18:35

The Wicklow photo and image thread is here as a sticky thread. This means that it will always be around the top of the first page. There have been many threads with fantastic photos and when they fall of the first page they are forgotten about and probably wont be seen again. So if they are added to this thread they will…

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#92 23-10-2018 6:53pm

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I think it’s probably Church View you are thinking of, it never had any connection with Hillside apart from the fact that the Hillside field beside it was named after a long absent owner.
You will see it just above ‘GREYSTONES ‘ on the OSI map, a well known resident from the early part of the last century was Judge Morphy and the 2.654 acre field beside was always known as Morphy’s field.

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#93 23-10-2018 7:03pm

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https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=464442&stc=1&d=1540317663

This is a photo of Hillside farm probably taken from Fernhurst on Vincent’s road, I think that’s the right name, it’s the continuation of Hillside road.
The half thatched house in the foreground is Andy Ward’s house, the buildings in the background are Hillside house and yard, not a great pic but maybe it will give an indication as to where everything was,
Going by the mini estate on the road I’d guess this was taken sometime in the sixties. This photo was sent to me by a friend who found it on Facetube so might be familiar to some..

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#94 20-12-2019 9:59pm

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image by Pixbyjohn, on Flickr

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#95 25-03-2020 6:14pm

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I wonder if anybody on here remembers this place - I was there once as a child, the year before it burnt to the ground in 1967.

Avoca Handweavers now occupies the site.

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#96 01-06-2020 6:40pm

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The N11 has changed a bit since this Valentine's postcard view.

Looking north with the Glenview Hotel in the background.... On second thoughts, it may not be the hotel.

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