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- Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:25 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: Dorothea Lange's photos of Clare people and places
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Re: Dorothea Lange's photos of Clare people and places
Thanks to Paddy and Sharon for their excellent advice. Ms. Lange took photos at Bunratty creamery and are reproduced in her book. (Aurum press, pp. 50, 51, 52). I also had been in contact with a Drew Johnson in the Oakland Library, who didn't have the film but gave me contact details for Ms. Lynch. ...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:41 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: Dorothea Lange's photos of Clare people and places
- Replies: 10
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Re: Dorothea Lange's photos of Clare people and places
In or about 2003, a Ms. Dierdre [sic] Lynch directed a film called "Photos to Send". The subject matter was D. Lange's photo journey through Ireland in 1954. I am looking for a copy of this film. I emailed Ms. Lynch via the website http://www.photostosend.com/ but got no reply. Does anybody know whe...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:33 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: |Protestant Cemetery in Rome
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|Protestant Cemetery in Rome
Here a list of Co. Clare related memorials in the subject cemetery. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCES GEORGINA MAHON DAUGHTER OF CHARLES MAHON ESQ OF CORBALLY CO CLARE IRELAND WHO DIED AT ROME MARCH 31ST 1871 -------------------------------------------- MAX CULLMAN M.A. FELLOW OF CHRIST COLLEGE CAMBRI...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:22 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: East Clare news items
- Replies: 11
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Re: East Clare news items
Quote "Deaths A few days ago, Major W. MACNAMARA, who for many years represented Clare in the Imperial Parliament. In the late Daniel O'Connell's fatal duel with Mr. D'Esterre in 1845, Major Macnamara acted as second to Mr. O'Connell. The Preston Guardian Saturday 22 Nov 1856" The duel was in 1815, ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:12 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: East Clare news items
- Replies: 11
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Re: East Clare news items
Quote: "Marriages Jan. 20, at the Catholic Church, Kilmurry, Six Mile Bridge, county Clare, by the Rev. Sylvester Malone, P.P., assisted by Rev. Patrick Frawley, C.C., John GOGGIN, Esq., Thomond Bridge, Limerick, to Margaret Teresa LYDDY, third daughter of Mr. Daniel Lyddy, Rosroe, Six Mile Bridge. ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:56 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: Perry family's titles explained
- Replies: 3
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Re: Perry family's titles explained
Stackpoole's Court (there are various ways of spelling it) was located North of Castle Lake which is in turn North of Sixmilebridge. It's shown on Moll's map of 1736, Pelham's map of 1787, and Rocque's map of 1790. In the OS maps, 1st. edition onwards, it's shown as Enagh Castle in the townland of E...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:22 pm
- Forum: Clare Past
- Topic: satellite views of Ireland
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satellite views of Ireland
Satellite views of the 26 counties are available at http://www.epa.ie/. It's the website of the Environmental Protection Agency, a Govt. body. It is inferior to Google in that the views are older, the zoom is not as good and the response time is slower. It is superior to Google in that all of County...