Ghosts of times past in Mullingar
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The Market Hall in Mullingar with ghosts walking about and a fine selection of posters on one corner. My eye was drawn to the ladder on the building down the street which is so long that it rises several feet above the level of the building. It reminds me of one in an image of the quay in Drogheda and must have been wobbly to climb and stand on for any length of time?
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Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date:between 1900-1939 Most likely June or July 1910.
NLI Ref: EAS_3697
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The Market Hall in Mullingar with ghosts walking about and a fine selection of posters on one corner. My eye was drawn to the ladder on the building down the street which is so long that it rises several feet above the level of the building. It reminds me of one in an image of the quay in Drogheda and must have been wobbly to climb and stand on for any length of time?
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
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NLI Ref: EAS_3697
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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O Mac
There was a film The Brigand's Daughter released 1907
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Sometimes Flickr is a bit later at night.
NearlyOver 100 years later, on 24/09/2014 at 19:55 via https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeharrison/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeharrison/15255615228/O Mac
But Monday only fell on 27th June in the following years within the date range above. 1909,1921,1927,1932 and 1938
Bernard Healy
I think you have your calendars confused - 1910 gives us a Monday 27th June & a Tuesday 12th July AND it was the year that Edward VII died (May 6th) explaining the film entitled “King’s Funeral”.
Bernard Healy
As regards films, I can find the following - Rajah’s Casket (1906); The Brigand’s Daughter (1907). So I think it must likely that we are in 1910. Probably late June or early July.
O Mac
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ Your most probably right. I was putting faith in an on-line date calculator. Well done.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bernardhealy I have changed the date to Most likely June or July 1910.
DannyM8
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland How did you miss the DOG???
cargeofg
Back to my home town The Market House in Market Square at the junction of Greville St (now Oliver Plunkett St) -Earl St ( now Pearse St ) and Mount St (now Seery St) The County Library used to be in the upper floor. Canton Caseys pub is to the left mostly out of frame.
CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY
Here is a clue. It looks like there is a fire hydrant near the entrance. If so, when would it likely have been plumbed to accommodate it.
cargeofg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cassidyphotography The fire hydrant is a water stand point. Cast iron shelf at lower level is to sit a bucket on. Out of picture on the other side is a cast iron knob (see shadow on the wall) to turn on water which came out of lions mouth on the front.
Niall McAuley
The Rajah's casket, a 1906 movie from Pathé. Excellent special effects.
Niall McAuley
I see a movie from 1913 called "The Brigand's Daughter" - the movies shown might not all be recent. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bernardhealy OK, I see the 1907 film of the same name.
Niall McAuley
The title "up-to-date burglar" shows up twice, 1902 and 1907.
O Mac
While Bill Posters was busy in a sleepy Mullingar. On Monday 27th June 1910..... The first "electric bulletin press" was installed in a large window at the New York Times building, introducing the concept of displaying breaking news as it was received. An operator would type news bulletins on an electric keyboard, and the words would be printed in letters 1+1⁄2 inches high, large enough to be read from the street.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] We were a few years behing in Ireland!!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] I'm not sure that is a DOG as you say, let's ask https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove
CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY
flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ I assumed the shadow was of an elf. Should have gone to Spec Savers. I know the Romans had plumbing, but I didn't know the Irish had it.
Niall McAuley
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Niall McAuley
The market house at the NIAH mentions the removal of the original render referencing a c.1900 photo... this one?
Niall McAuley
On Tuam Races: In 1905 the meetings were moved to Parkmore racecourse, about half a mile from Tuam on the Dublin road, but I can't make out if this poster makes any reference.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland I think that is a dog, asleep in the sunbeam.
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Mr French / Lawrence was there an hour and a half earlier, and the long ladder has moved ! - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000319747
suckindeesel
L'écrin du rajah, "rajahs daughter", 1906 & 1913 The Brigand's Daughter, 1907 La figlia del brigante, 1913
suckindeesel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/labourparty/6105232195/in/photolist-bKZVFk-22LLVhT-dsbxPS-249e1Z4-qemmny-efZTic-6AbX58-dGSF8H-dpozjc-249e1kD-WiG6AD-djwqW7-eW6UPJ-9cCBEq-7aE6Mk-8vmjnA-7LC1jd-8et2z2-7LpM4M-2eyLn9R-2fT8ee1-aiuUQ4-aixG6d-4iqifT-dk2H5R-Kccxrz-246iQyU-GvsqwH-QVeUUk Mullingar's most famous son
suckindeesel
Above the posters is an official looking Market Hall notice. I can only make out 'Tolls and Customs' and 'Lord Greville' who was the landowner of the whole of Mullingar, having bought the town in 1858. That's probably his crest above the Market House Can anybody make out more detail?
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Today, 26 August, is International / National Dog Day. 🐶
Niall McAuley
There is a sequence of Eason images of Mullingar - most not dateable. EAS_3688 is Finian's seminary, completed in 1908.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] There's no show like a Joe show!
DannyM8
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia I knew that! :-)
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley A dog it is.
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Again, since Lawrence shots are all before 1915, today's shot must be too. No, looking at the slats on the right side of the tower, these photos are different days.
Niall McAuley
The waterpump/standpoint is marked on the 25" as a Fn for Fountain
Niall McAuley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] Oh me, oh my!
Niall McAuley
Just left of the Fountain, I see the benchmark marked on the 25" map (behind the ghost's shoulder)
John Spooner
The Irish Independent of Wednesday 13 July 1910 reported on the Tuam races the previous day:
Foxglove
I cannot see a dog, but then it could be a very small dog, far- away ....
sharon.corbet
The Longford Journal of Saturday 4th June 1910 has an ad for Dann’s Bioscope Pictures, which were to be showing (among others) Scenes from the King’s Funeral, The Rajah’s Casket and The Brigand’s Daughter in Longford, Granard and Edgeworthstown on the 6th to 8th of June. It’s not unlikely that he’d be showing the same programme in Mullingar a few weeks later.
Bernard Healy
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ I was wondering why Tuam Races were being advertised in Mullingar, but the Dublin Special would have run along the Midland Great Western Railway from Broadstone, through Mullingar, on to Athlone & then Athenry, before turning onto the Great Southern and Western line to Tuam.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley You make me cry............
cargeofg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland .....and post Celtic Tiger Mullingar is .. nothing but acres of tar and cement...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw2jFQo_Jso
Dr. Ilia
Wow ! Awesome!!