tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42117863993434619082024-03-13T23:16:26.556+00:00Irish Photo Archiveirishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-59000957177079804722017-01-24T14:11:00.001+00:002017-01-24T15:26:32.137+00:00Rural Investment 2017 <h2>
People and Families benefit from a relatively Small investment in Rural areas. </h2>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #1d1d1d; line-height: 107%;">D.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">E.Williams 19th June 1975 The Minister
for Justice, Mr Patrick Cooney TD, officially opened the new one and a half
million gallon per annum soft drink facility at Tullamore, Co Offaly. The new
plant represents an investment of over a quarter million pounds by the Williams
Group. It is hoped that this investment will create further employment for the
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This could be a Win Win situation with rural people have local jobs with a reduction in commuting and easing the pressure on our capital city infrastructure, in 2017 Broad Band is an important piece of infrastructure which has been neglected for too long. Our quality of life has been decimated</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="background-color: white; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">with people forced to commute for hours every day wasting time and money and damaging our </span>environment, country folk have to follow the jobs which all appear to be in Dublin while Dublin Folk can't afford to live close to their home where family and other support was always available to rear the children. This logical investment may be a start to correct the errors of the recent past. Rural investment was a success before and a small investment can make a big difference in a rural area when the same investment in a big city has little or no impact. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d;">A new map of the Burren region of County Clare, by Mr. Tim Robinson, was launched at a reception held by Shannonside Tourism in Dublin. The Burren is a limestone plateau occupying an area of over one hundred square miles in North Clare. Picture shows Mr Sean Browne, right Regional Manager, Shannonside Tourism, with Mr Tim Robinson, centre and Mr. John Charleston, General Manager, Regional Tourism Investment Trust at the reception</span><br />
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-85290080815199668892017-01-10T04:29:00.003+00:002017-01-10T04:29:45.405+00:00RIP TK Whitaker: Ar dheas Dé go raibh a anam.<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Ireland has lost a great servant in his 100th year Dr TK Whitaker had died.</h3>
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He was a vital part of the administration that brought Ireland from the dark and difficult 50s to become a more progressive economy working closely with leaders like Sean Lemass he done his best to make Ireland a country to be proud of. </div>
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His efforts was recognised and he held many important posts and was well respected across many areas in Irish Society. </div>
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This is good news for our many happy customers who already have one or more of our Unique Prints, We have been building our Irish Photo Archive Brand and our reputation for quality. Now due to the withdrawal of funding we need to cover real costs, having looked at competition and we are happy that our Unique Fine Art Prints complete with Certificate of Authenticity, Embossed Stamp, and Information Caption represent good value for money and make your preferred image choice something to be proud of as we are. These collectables will increase in value with time and thanks to materials used they will last the test of time. <br />
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Glass Plate were a great medium to capture quality images but it required a skilled photographer and a lot of care in the steps following the shoot to reproduce the image in the required media real professional from the 1950s <em><strong>Lensmen Photographers</strong></em> went on a job with 4 plates and came back with the image required they were more like <em><strong>marks men</strong></em> than the machine gun methods used today, we shoot hundreds of shots and get lucky with a couple!</div>
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Thanks to these professionals and there great work we are privilege to have access to a collection of top quality images that would match or beat what is been produced today with very high tech equipment and lighting. We can scan the images and make them available in every corner of the world at a click. This is a concept that the photographer in the 50s and 60s would have loved to have access to.</div>
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<strong><em>Lensmen</em></strong>, Ireland's premier photographers, was established in 1952 by <em><strong>Andrew Farren</strong> </em>and <em><strong>Padraig MacBrian</strong></em> Lensmen continues on well into the new millennium thanks to <em><strong>Susan Kennedy</strong></em> who purchased the business in 1996 and has weathered the storm of change and recession to evolve the business into a complete service including video and time laps</div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-36947252941065593852015-11-17T11:41:00.000+00:002015-11-17T11:41:25.928+00:00Dalymount Park the home of Irish Soccer Book by Colin White <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What an exciting time to be launching an Irish Soccer Book! We are on our way to European Championship 2016 in France. For a small population we are lucky to have great sporting achievement thanks to our dedicated sports people. Well done to Martin O'Neill and all the Team who have done us proud again.<br />
Tomorrow evening we will have the privilege of meeting John Giles in Dalymount Park to Launch Colin Whites book containing a great pictorial record of Irish Soccer over the years and all the famous teams and players who visited Dalymount, I was surprised at the great images that were captured on wet and cold winter evenings. This will be the must have gift for any Irish Soccer Fan this Christmas so he/she can quote the history over a latte in France next summer.<br />
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There will be an e-book version also available if your like me and forget to buy that gift on time you can pull the game out of the fire and send the ebook. </div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4e4e50; font-family: Helvetica;">Dalymount Park: The Home of Irish Football </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4e4e50; font-family: Helvetica;">is a lovingly crafted pictorial history of one of Dublin’s most treasured landmarks, put together by journalist and lifelong League of Ireland supporter Colin White.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4e4e50; font-family: Helvetica;">Spanning twelve decades, the book contains fantastic photographs and magic memories from the stadium’s 125-year existence.</span></div>
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<br />irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-27189496460410662642015-11-13T22:14:00.001+00:002015-11-13T22:17:10.371+00:00Happy Customer in France <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you so much for the swift arrival of my wonderful photo. </div>
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I can tell you where it has taken me.</div>
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Im 4, standing with my dad in the doorway of my dad’s barber shop...and I saw nothing because of the crowds. </div>
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I didn’t care, I got an ice cream from Fortes shop next door to celebrate the moment. </div>
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A 99 with bright red syrup.</div>
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Who passed? I don't know..... two men in a big car and a man with sunglasses.</div>
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But I'm there.</div>
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Thank you.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">you MUST advertise this service for Christmas; What a super idea as a present (and lets face it, who remembers whet they got last year!!) </span><br />
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Imagine getting a photo of some big occasion, newsworthy event.... of the year you were born... </div>
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I bet if you put all the BIG moments from each year (from the 30s onwards) that people would love a super print and the lovely cert along with it.</div>
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My photo is now framed, and on my wall. Ive no doubt people may think Im a real traditional Irish woman with Kennedy and Dev on the wall (all I'm missing is the Pope) !!</div>
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Thanks Cathie: You have brought a smile to my face in an overcast Ireland today, There was a time when every home in Ireland had a picture of the Pope or The Queen but never Both other options were Big Ian or JFK.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We now have a wide choice of iconic Photographic Decor to suit the more </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , , sans-serif;">cosmopolitan and informed times we live, as you say there is an image to suit everyone in our collection of B&W Fine Art Prints and a 4 day turnaround to the Sunny South of France ensures we will have your choice any where in the world in time to make a happy Christmas Memory.</span></div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-7768544314760850612015-11-01T19:08:00.003+00:002015-11-01T19:08:49.403+00:00Well Done New Zealand I think all will agree the best team won the 2015 Rugby World Cup, so All back to work for the next 4 years and look forward to Japan 2019. All will also agree Our Irish Lads done us proud the competition is getting tougher every year and there are no soft team's as England learned very early in the competition<br />
See link to New Zealand team in Ireland <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=2&_bqH=eJxNjr0OwjAMhN.mCwsVA6hShuAYaihJyY9QWSJaIbq1FNSBpyepEDDY_s6S77xKyx0NOdxserT3LY7wgtII8HmTLbJ0Po8VOnlhgEk8zc7ICy6TaeG5FOwZGMhWLExjucUIoJy0uvJkVJRkvMYCuUHxkeW_VppQhlNScnJR2jLN5T6wM6g9CebiG21fL8c673rXJR7WnoJNyP.g.6Le_PAQkYNlj.tlaNoEotsblxJI9Q--&GI_ID=" target="_blank">1959 Team in Ireland </a><br />
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Scotland preformed much better than some might expect and were unlucky not to be in the the shakedown<br />
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The ROSC art exhibitions were a series of international
exhibitions held in Dublin between <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1967-ROSC-1967-Art-Exhibition-at-the-R-D-S-Dublin/G0000UqaOtfF5NqE/C0000XlyBdAqEurI">1967</a> and 1988. ‘ROSC’ translated as ‘poetry
of vision’, and the exhibition was founded by the a<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1977-ROSC-77-Press-Reception/G0000ergN8hBc3xc/I0000GhmSWrzzCWk/C00003NeaJ2k00TE">rchitect Michael Scott</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The exhibition did not take place annually, but was held in
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1967-ROSC-1967-Art-Exhibition-at-the-R-D-S-Dublin/G0000UqaOtfF5NqE/C0000XlyBdAqEurI">1967</a>, 1971, <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1977-ROSC-77-Press-Reception/G0000ergN8hBc3xc/C00003NeaJ2k00TE">1977</a>, 1980, <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1984-Opening-of-ROSC84-Art-exhibition/G00008Qk0JqQpkpA/0/C0000s22K1WIZFhU">1984</a> and 1988. The idea was to exhibit work created in
the previous four years from the top 50 modern artists. Each show also had a
side exhibition, e.g. Viking art, Chinese art, Russian art. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1967-ROSC-1967-Art-Exhibition-at-the-R-D-S-Dublin/G0000UqaOtfF5NqE/I0000mdaCjmzwVPU/C0000XlyBdAqEurI">The inaugural ROSC exhibition</a><br />13 November 1967</td></tr>
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The exhibition attracted quite a lot of international
interest initially. For example, the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1967-ROSC-1967-Art-Exhibition-at-the-R-D-S-Dublin/G0000UqaOtfF5NqE/C0000XlyBdAqEurI">1967 exhibition</a> included works from
Picasso, Francis Bacon, Joan Miro and Williem de Kooning. It was held in the
RDS for the first two exhibitions, then later in the Hugh Lane Gallery and the
Guinness Hop Store. However, as the recession of the 1980s deepened, ROSC found
it increasingly difficult to secure sponsors. It is unlikely the last two
exhibitions would have taken place without Guinness making their Hop Store
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1977-ROSC-77-Press-Reception/G0000ergN8hBc3xc/I0000GhmSWrzzCWk/C00003NeaJ2k00TE">William O'Loghlen, Director Bank of Ireland, Peter Owens, Managing Director of Peter Owens, Michael Scott and archaeologist Dr Marie de Paor at the press briefing for the 1977 ROSC exhibition</a>.<br />25 July 1977 </td></tr>
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The <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1984-Opening-of-ROSC84-Art-exhibition/G00008Qk0JqQpkpA/0/C0000s22K1WIZFhU">1984 exhibition</a> in particular encountered a lot of
problems. Despite the Hop Store being made available to ROSC, the selection of
art works was a major stumbling block that year. Initially, no Irish artists
were included in the line-up, so an Irish panel was assigned the task of
selecting ten. They couldn’t whittle their list down any further than 22,
however, which lead to the withdrawal of the Dutch judge, Frits Becht, from the
competition, as well as six of the seven Dutch artists. The Henry Moore side
exhibition was cancelled when his representatives saw the space allocated to
him, but was replaced by a Joseph Beuys exhibition. Ronnie Tallon was
eventually chosen to select the Irish artists, and the final line-up had 52 artists,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1988-Taoiseach-visits-ROSC-88-at-the-Guinness-Hop-Store-Dublin/G0000MKy28vt2fqM/I0000Y6mrHaLMjhk/C0000s22K1WIZFhU">Charles Haughey admiring his likeness at the 1988 ROSC exhibition</a><br />19 August 1988 </td></tr>
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to be the last of the series. Micheal Scott died the following year and, though
he had handed over the chair of ROSC to Patrick J. Murphy several years
earlier, he had remained on the executive council. The loss of the visionary
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Scott was not just a loss to the ROSC exhibitions, but to
the Irish architectural and art communities in general. He was the architect
behind the Busaras building, as well as reconstructing the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1963-03-09-De-Valera-Lays-Abbey-Foundation-Stone/G0000z1x0PLvKAhI/I0000Pbi9Ne5zX6k/C0000Uf4.yiORk0k">Abbey Theatre</a> after
it was burnt down. He had often walked the boards himself as a member of the
Abbey Players, and was even headhunted by Seán O’Casey to tour the US, ending
up on Broadway in ‘The Plough and the Stars’. Fortunately for Irish
architecture, he eventually decided that being an architect was probably a more
financially secure career than acting. Scott joined forces with Ronnie Tallon
and Robin Walker to form Scott Tallon Walker in 1975, one of the most modernist
architectural firms in Ireland that frequently collaborated with artists like
Patrick Scott, Louis le Broquy and Anne Madden.<o:p></o:p></div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-19913241444550007332015-08-14T09:00:00.000+01:002015-08-14T09:00:02.502+01:00Boat people and coffin ships<div class="MsoNormal">
The crew of the LÉ Niamh have been busy again this week,
rescuing another 125 people from an inflatable dinghy on Tuesday as well as the
over 350 lives they saved last week.</div>
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And while the crew are just doing their best to treat every
human being they encounter as an equal, politicians, business leaders and media
personalities continue to argue over who should have to deal with the migrants.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This hard-hearted attitude to migrants is not a new
phenomenon, demonstrated by our own history of boatloads of Irish people being
transported to America only to encounter ‘No Irish need apply’ signs. These
boats are still called ‘coffin ships’ because so many people died on the
journey, and because of how the human cargo was loaded in like cattle. Even though
people knew this hardship lay ahead, they still sold everything they owned to
raise the price of a ticket because they were desperate to escape the famine
and poverty in Ireland.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1979-Vietnamese-Refugees-arriving-at-Dublin-Airport-M85/G0000gl3JIGBlTkU/I0000WAte59PoCtI/C0000pxTKzz44hfw">Vietnamese boat people arriving in Dublin</a>, <br />with Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael O'Kennedy (centre in dark suit), ready to greet them.<br />9 August 1979.</td></tr>
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A century later, Ireland was the country receiving migrants
when <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1979-Vietnamese-Refugees-arriving-at-Dublin-Airport-M85/G0000gl3JIGBlTkU/C0000pxTKzz44hfw">we agreed to accept Vietnamese boat people for resettlement</a>. This crisis
arose after the end of the Vietnam war, when the communist regime began
cracking down on those that had supported the South Vietnamese government.
Large boats carrying up to 2,000 migrants began arriving on the shores of Hong
Kong, Thailand and Malaysia, who refused to allow the ships to dock until other
countries had agreed to resettle the migrants.</div>
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Because these large ships were encountering difficulties,
many people decided to use smaller boats to cross the seas. Thousands of lives
were lost when these boats sank, or else migrants had to deal with pirates, bad
weather, hunger, thirst. Many women were raped when pirates raided their boat,
or were abducted after all possessions had been stolen from the other
passengers. If they made it across the sea, they would be put in refugee camps
until they were accepted by another country. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The amount of people travelling by boat lessened when a
programme was set to process resettlement eligibility from Vietnam, and a cut-off
point, after which boatpeople would be treated as normal economic refugees, was
set for March 1989.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1981-Vietnamese-Refugees-Arrive-In-Dublin-N66/G0000VhH1WqsO.64/I00002lQU5GjpR2o/C0000P4h4xgGbSgI">Refugees arriving in 1981</a><br />18 March 1981</td></tr>
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Ireland was not initially over-enthusiastic about opening
our doors to these migrants, and only agreed after repeated requests from the
UN. Two hundred <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1979-Vietnamese-Refugees-arriving-at-Dublin-Airport-M85/G0000gl3JIGBlTkU/C0000pxTKzz44hfw">migrants arrived in 1979</a>, with <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1981-Vietnamese-Refugees-Arrive-In-Dublin-N66/G0000VhH1WqsO.64/C0000P4h4xgGbSgI">other small groups landing here</a>on a couple of occasions during the 1980s. These were first given English
language lessons in Blanchardstown, and then were dispersed around the country
– to avoid ‘ghettoization’. However, as
this policy generally led to isolation, many families and people made their way
back to Dublin after a few years.</div>
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As yet, though the Irish navy helping to patrol the
Mediterranean and prevent more people dying in that stretch of water, the Irish
authorities have not as yet agreed to accept any of the migrants. Our economy
in 1979 was not particularly impressive, but <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1987-Naturalisation-Ceremony-For-Vietnamese-Refugees-R61/G0000iY4haho3vKA/C0000P4h4xgGbSgI">we still managed to absorb severalyoung families </a>without major repercussions. If we are asked to do so again for
this new crisis 35 years later, there is no reason to doubt that we could not
achieve the same.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1987-Naturalisation-Ceremony-For-Vietnamese-Refugees-R61/G0000iY4haho3vKA/I0000wAxagwCpcj0/C0000P4h4xgGbSgI">George Colley cuts the cake after a naturalisation ceremony for some of the Vietnamese migrants.</a><br />8 July 1987</td></tr>
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May the LÉ Niamh and her crew continue with the stellar work
they are currently doing, and making us all proud. And may a better life lie
ahead for the people they rescue from the water.</div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-2570285335623000212015-08-07T09:00:00.000+01:002015-08-07T09:00:08.360+01:00The Dublin Horse Show<div class="MsoNormal">
The annual Dublin Horse Show has been taking place this week
at its home at the RDS in leafy Ballsbridge. Launched in 1868, the event is one
of the main events in the Irish equine calendar, and is estimated to bring €45m
to the local economy this year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zr02ZQqnBYc/VcM5aZo3FpI/AAAAAAAAEL0/5AfmjnLGHrw/s1600/C883%2B-%2B3569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zr02ZQqnBYc/VcM5aZo3FpI/AAAAAAAAEL0/5AfmjnLGHrw/s400/C883%2B-%2B3569.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1967-R-D-S-Horse-Show-Ballsbridge-Dublin/G0000uy_DjgrbvFQ/I0000BwrVjTneOwQ/C0000rCqBWkGaTDI">Mrs Rosemary Brooke with her son Alan (15) standing, and her daughter Malinda (9) at the 1967 RDS Horse Show</a><br />9 August 1967</td></tr>
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The Horse Show was first set up to showcase the talent of
Irish showjumpers, and has taken place almost continuously ever since, with the
exception of the years of the two world wars. It hosts the Aga Khan trophy and
the Longines International Grand Prix, as well as classes, exhibitions and
trade stands. </div>
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The <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1979-Ireland-Win-The-Aga-Khan-Cup-M85/G0000iwHU49vnD6Q/1/C0000mBbLPA7W7Ek">Aga Khan trophy</a> is perhaps one of the best known of the
events during the show, with international teams of four horses competing in
timed trials. The trophy could only be won outright if a team won the
competition three years in a row. This has been achieved five times: by the
Irish twice, the British twice and Switzerland once. The original trophy was
donated by the Aga Khan, hence the name of the competition.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1979-Ireland-Win-The-Aga-Khan-Cup-M85/G0000iwHU49vnD6Q/I0000AC6tejgCwPI/C0000mBbLPA7W7Ek">The Irish winning team with the Aga Khan trophy in 1979</a>.<br />10 August 1979</td></tr>
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Another important event this year will be the Best Dressed
Ladies competition on Friday, where an incredible €10,000 prize money is up for
grabs. The dark days of the recession must be over at last! Originally, there
was a side-saddle riding competition for women held on Fridays, where they
would compete in full riding habit costumes with veils, and the day became
known as ‘Ladies Day’. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1960-Dublin-Horse-Show-at-the-R-D-S/G0000VKw8RUxClqY/I0000PYKvCEtBmK0/C0000rCqBWkGaTDI">Rosemary Broad and Sandra Caruth participating in the Horse Show in their own way in 1960</a>.<br />2 August 1960</td></tr>
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Besides standing around and looking pretty, women were not
allowed compete in the Horse Show until 1919. It was not until 1954 that women
were allowed take part in the international competitions, though now it is obligatory
for teams to include at least one female rider.</div>
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If you would like to go to the show this year, it is advised
to book a ticket quickly. All the hospitality packages have already been sold
out, but general admission tickets, or tickets to the main hall are still
available. If you find yourself unable to get into the main events, don’t worry
as they will be shown on large screens around the arena, allowing you to keep
an eye on the jumping as you indulge yourself in shopping, eating and drinking.
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">All images available @ the <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/">Irish Photo Archive</a></span></div>
irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-22387407423366708782015-07-31T09:00:00.000+01:002015-07-31T09:00:08.679+01:00Miami Showband killings<div class="MsoNormal">
On the morning of the first day of August in 1975, Ireland
woke up to the shocking news of the paramilitary murder of three members of the
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1965-29-11-Miami-Showband/G0000ZXVr0j8V30I/C0000znmswXEqcPc">Miami Showband</a>. This very popular band, often dubbed ‘The Irish Beatles’, had
been ambushed by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) at a fake roadblock on their
way back from a gig in Banbridge, County Down, where the shootings occurred.
Two members of the band survived.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Miami Showband played the same type of music as all the
other showbands of the era: covers of chart music, with some Irish ballads and
traditional songs mixed in. They did not sing political songs, or make any
comment on the Troubles or Northern Ireland politics. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Miami Showband was where Dickie Rock first rose to fame,
and they had seven No.1’s in the Irish charts in the 1960s and ‘70s and were
the first Irish artist to go straight to No.1 spot for their single, ‘Every
Step of the Way’. They also represented Ireland in the Eurovision in 1966 and
appeared on British TV.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1965-29-11-Miami-Showband/G0000ZXVr0j8V30I/C0000znmswXEqcPc">he Miami Showband celebrating their third anniversary as a band</a><br />29 November 1965</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1964-02-12-Miami-Showband-at-Printers/G0000SoiE3hwbsj4/C0000znmswXEqcPc">Members of the Miami Showband check their photos at Baily Gibson Printers</a><br />2 December 1964</td></tr>
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The line up of the band changed several times before 1975,
with the biggest upheaval in 1972 when Dickie Rock went solo. On the night what
became known as ‘the Miami Showband Massacre’, the line-up was Des Lee
(saxophonist), Brian McCoy (trumpeter), Tony Geraghty (guitarist), Fran O'Toole
(lead singer), Steven Travers (bassist) and Ray Millar (drummer – who survived
the attack when he drove back to Dublin by himself).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The armed forces in Northern Ireland regularly set up
roadblocks at that time, so it was not an unusual event to encounter one. When
the band pulled up in their van, they were politely asked to leave the vehicle
as it was being checked. The men at the checkpoint, all dressed in British Army
uniforms, talked to the musicians about the gig they’d had that night while the
van was being ‘checked’.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, under the pretense of the security check, two of
the UVF men were installing a bomb in the back of the van. It was set with a
timer, but detonated as they left the van, killing them both instantly. All the
members of the Miami Showband were knocked into the field or ditch beside the
road with the force of the blast. The remaining gunmen panicked after the
blast, and started firing at the band to eliminate all witnesses to the event. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Brian McCoy died almost instantly in the first volley of
shots, with Fran O’Toole and Tony Geraghty shot down as they tried to run away.
Des Lee had been knocked into the ditch by the door of the van, which also
helped conceal him from the gunmen. Steven Travers had been hit by a bullet,
but survived by playing dead. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is believed that the bomb was intended to detonate within
the Republic, and that the musicians could then be accused of transporting arms
for republican paramilitaries. All the attack did was increase tensions across
Ireland in an already volatile time, and make other showbands reluctant to
travel to Northern Ireland. It brought the careers of some much loved musicians
to a brutal end, and added to the toll of innocent people caught in the middle
of the Troubles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All images available @ <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/">Irish Photo Archive</a></div>
irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-15897784309722672022015-07-24T09:33:00.001+01:002015-07-24T09:33:42.163+01:00Radio and the Irish national identity<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The national radio service, Radio Eireann,
was envisaged as a tool for shaping a suitable national identity in the
aftermath of independence, built on three pillars of religion, sport and
culture.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first regular Sunday Mass was broadcast
by Radio Eireann in 1948, the year the Republic was born. The Angelus was first
broadcast on Radio<span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Orlaith%20Delaney" datetime="2015-07-23T20:44"> </ins></span>Éireann <span class="msoDel"><del cite="mailto:Orlaith%20Delaney" datetime="2015-07-23T20:44"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></del></span>in 1960, and the tradition is
still continued to this day on the national TV station.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We have spoken about the strict control the
church hierarchy held over dance clubs in Ireland previously here in our
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.blogspot.ie/2015/07/dancing-in-moonlight.html">Dancing in the Moonlight</a> blog. However, céilí music proved to be very popular
on the radio, and people gathered to listen to dancing on the radio. This may
seem ridiculous today, but the compere would call out the dance steps so that
the audience could follow, and perhaps learn the dance at home. <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=1&_bqH=eJxtUMtqwzAQ_Jr4kotzMKUBHRTtJlkay0WPNM5FOE6IQ8E2qen3V2tCa9oKNJqZ3ZFY1XZYN7R4Px7dtquer_IA2FObvmG3zJaLNOUdkQJYJc5VW9_a67xr50Nzmd.r861LKFiQDmfZKs9nGYiJAcAGwMQq42KTz2jj7yj.jeL_UUWuHB9zscxEFV47UwayBcvCEOpYo0KzJBsM7lBahId8nWpbGCeM1C_JOGqQGsQQubdoAoHw_A1Nf3r6PG273vPYezLOy12QG9Sq5KYkqFWgeHGMPqj_pmb9Q3OmUjnxcanudZPsx_RmRMX4BdsPdpY-&GI_ID=">Denis ‘Din Joe’Fitzgibbeon</a> was perhaps the best known compere, as he guided the audience
through many episodes of ‘Take the Floor’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Din Joe' Fitzgibbeon recording an episode of 'Take the Floor'<br />11 April 1957</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Radio Éireann was always dependent on
advertising as well as license fees for revenue, which lead to the introduction
of sponsored programmes. These programmes often included jazz or popular music
not otherwise approved for broadcasting on the national radio station, and were
accused of lowering the cultural tone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">However, these programmes proved far more
popular with the general audience, especially to evening programmes on Radio
Éireann when most of the audience would switch to BBC or pirate radio stations.
One of the most popular of these programmes was ‘The Kennedys of Castleross’,
which started broadcasting in 1955. It was the first soap opera in Ireland, and
indeed one of the first in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Radio Éireann began live coverage of the
All Ireland finals from the year it was created, one of the first European
stations to offer live sports coverage. The <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=4&_bqH=eJxtT1tLwzAU_jXtmzCFWhzkIUuO82CbzFwK3cthk0EFpWVeNvbrzSlDizOQL98lX8I5Hk6fJ3m1HtZA1evbLZTHbvXUhMMmzu.K.fVsxjshkvZK9NlN2e26l32O5LUMkBWLus4KLSaG1mxoPbHatNjkM9nwtwqXVfi_qjC042chxUyUjSa4ltBbltYhmJShNSzRk4MKpAd9lqup9tYF4aR5zMf5SBotPhKPHhyhFpFn74Zt.bV96IfYp6hBF6KsSC7BqJYv5aQWhOnhVD3T.EPd_S.tmUoVxPtus3_u8mZsL0dUjN.LAXMW&GI_ID=">coverage of the All Ireland finals</a> became
a ritual for the station, and later on for national television also. These
broadcasts not only emphasized the importance of the games unique to Irish
culture and heritage, but with the attendance of heads of state and the clergy
at finals, Irish politics, religion and people were bonded together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael O'Hehir commemtating at Croke Park<br />17 August 1952</td></tr>
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This control over Irish airwaves could not
continue indefinitely, and with the introduction of television, 2FM, and the
ready access to UK and US television or pirate radio stations, Irish people
were able to easily look elsewhere for content to suit their individual tastes
or whims. </div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These days, Sunday Mass is still available on medium wave broadcasts,
and the All-Ireland finals remain a very popular feature, but the airwaves are
also full of jazz, pop and even rap. And still, something that happens on the
radio can capture the attention of the whole nation, and spread to the TV, the
internet, and conversations in the pub. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All photographs available @<a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/"> Irish Photo Archive</a></span></span></div>
irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-32079249637768247182015-07-17T09:00:00.000+01:002015-07-17T09:00:03.386+01:00Muhammad Ali in Ireland<div class="MsoNormal">
Conor McGregor and Katie Taylor may be ruling the world of
combat sports right now – both in their own inimitable style – but in 1972,
Ireland was obsessed with a boxer from a foreign shore when <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1972-19th-July-Mohammed-Ali-in-action-against-Al-Blue-Lewis-at-Croke-Park-Dublin-Ireland/G0000yRAjs6S_6Gs/C0000alyhccl8PAQ">Muhammad Ali cameto fight in Croke Park</a>.</div>
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The fight was a scheme dreamed up by Kerryman native and
London pubman Butty Sugrue, who first came to public notice as a strongman
capable of holding up a man seated on a chair by his teeth, etc. Other
publicity stunts he pulled involved burying a man alive for 61 days in his
garden, and claiming that the head of Nelson’s statue would appear in his
London pub after the monument was blown up in 1959. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1972-Muhammad-Ali-meets-Taoiseach-Jack-Lynch-at-Leinster-House/G0000i39F.4xiEvo/C0000alyhccl8PAQ">Muhammad Ali talking with Jack Lynch, with Butty Sugrue in the background</a><br />
12 July 1972</td></tr>
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Sugrue also brought Joe Lewis and Henry Cooper on tours to
Ireland, but the Muhammad Ali gig was his most high profile endeavour. Lining
up Al ‘Blue’ Lewis as an opponent also meant that the fight could not be
considered a walkover for Ali. Lewis was known as a heavy hitter, and was
avoided by most of the top boxers out of fear he could do damage to them. Ali
accepted him as an opponent because he wanted to give him a fight, and
afterwards, he continued to rank Lewis as one of the toughest boxers he’d
faced.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muhammad Ali at Dublin Airport<br />
11 July 1972</td></tr>
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Muhammad Ali touched down in Dublin Airport to a crowd of
adoring fans a week before his fight was scheduled, and not many people
believed he would appear until they saw him waving a shillelagh at RTÉ cameras.
His week was full of publicity events and occasions that allowed him to mix
with everyday people. He would walk up O’Connell Street to the Gresham, where
his manager Harold Conrad was staying, bringing the whole street to a
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Ali was also brought on official visits to places such as
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1972-Muhammad-Ali-at-Stewarts-Hospital-Fete/G0000rFdDnfPjj1U/C0000alyhccl8PAQ">Stewarts Hospital in Palmerstown</a>, the Oireachtas buildings where he had a
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1972-Muhammad-Ali-meets-Taoiseach-Jack-Lynch-at-Leinster-House/G0000i39F.4xiEvo/C0000alyhccl8PAQ">sit-down with Taoiseach Jack Lynch</a>, a veteran of Croke Park battles. Leinster
House also ground to a halt that day, as TDs, Senators and service staff all
fell under the spell of ‘The People’s Champion’. His interview with Cathal
O’Shannon is still famous today, with clips featuring on the documentary <i>I am Ali</i>.</div>
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15 July 1972</td></tr>
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In the meantime, the organisers behind the fight were
growing concerned at the slow pace of tickets sales. Sugrue tried to assure
them that the venue would be swamped on the day, and that their purses were
safe. He was proved right about <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1972-19th-July-Mohammed-Ali-in-action-against-Al-Blue-Lewis-at-Croke-Park-Dublin-Ireland/G0000yRAjs6S_6Gs/C0000alyhccl8PAQ">Croke Park getting swamped on the day</a> of the
fight, but unfortunately most punters forgot to pay their entry fee as they
slipped in over the walls or through unprotected gaps. The two fighters got
their fees in full, but Sugrue took a huge hit to his finances as he absorbed
the brunt of the losses.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fight<br />
19 July 1972</td></tr>
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their money back anyway, even if they had bothered to pay. Ali never looked in
danger, but he still had to manage to avoid the famous Lewis southpaw. The
fight lasted until the eleventh round, when it was obvious Lewis could not take
any more pounding from Ali. After Ali was declared the winner, the crowd burst
into the ring to congratulate their hero in person. Souvenirs were swiped from
the ring, and it took half an hour to get the boxers back to their changing
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Ali left Ireland the next day, another fight done and dusted
for him. However, the visit seemed to hold much greater significance for Lewis.
Not only did he get a chance to box with one of the greatest, but he seemed to
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1972-Al-Blue-Lewis-at-the-Gaiety-Theatre/G0000XDT.BRpi.ew/C0000alyhccl8PAQ">really enjoy his time in Ireland too</a>. Years later, he told the sportswriter
Dave Hannigan, “I do love Ireland though, they treated me like I was somebody
over there. Like I was somebody.” For a former convict and a black man growing up
in the racial tensions of the sixties in the US, the Irish welcome probably was
a memorable occasion in his life. After all, though Ali was the star in the
ring, it always takes two to rumble.<o:p></o:p></div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-16418044447985611222015-07-10T09:00:00.000+01:002015-07-10T09:00:15.318+01:00Dancing in the moonlight<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">These images of a <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1958-10-07-Roadside-Dancing-in-Tipperary/G0000RhbD2vZEgq8/C0000.5QVAiWOQNM">nighttime roadside dancein County Tipperary</a> in 1958 may look like a light-hearted summertime event, but
sadly, church disapproval of dance halls as ‘dens of vice’ meant many people
had no other option if they wanted an outlet for social dancing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Ken Loach film <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jimmy’s Hall</i> was centred around this theme of local people battling
against the church authorities and their influence over social, educational,
political and business circles. It tells the story of Jimmy Gralton, who tried
to reopen a dance hall in County Leitrim in 1932 after his return from the
United States, only to come up against the wrath of the local clergy and
politicians. Gralton was deported from Ireland in 1933 after he also became
involved in fighting evictions of tenant farmers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Public Dance Halls Act was brought into
force in 1935, whereby a license for a dance hall could only be obtained if
approved by a district judge, many of whom were biased against jazz music and
even set dancing. In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Traditional Music
and Irish Society: Historical Perspectives</i>, the historian Kevin Whelan is
quoted as saying ‘the impact of the 1935 Act was draconian, making it
practically impossible to hold dances without the sanction of the trinity of
clergy, police and judiciary.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This stranglehold over Irish social life
continued for the next couple of decades, so people began to create their own
pop-up dance halls, usually in quiet, deserted areas where they hoped to be
able to escape observation. The dance floors were constructed out of planks of
wood, or maybe discarded doors, barrel tops, dismantled packing boxes –
anything that provided a level footing for the dancers.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">However, raids on these gatherings were
common, either by the police or by the clergy. Bryan McMahon is also quoted in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Traditional Music and Irish Society</i>
recalling how ‘wooden platforms were set on fire by curates; surer still, the
priests drove their motorcars backwards and forward over the timber platforms;
concertinas were sent flying into hill streams, and those who played the music
at dances were branded as outcasts.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Dance Hall Act is still in operation,
though perhaps not enforced with as much rigidity as previously. However, it
was brought back into prominence in the twenty-first century when Peter
Stringfellow opened a lap-dancing club in Dublin. Old habits die hard.</div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-5329399090553402452015-07-03T09:00:00.000+01:002015-07-03T09:00:00.502+01:00Fire at Power’s Distillery<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In 1961, a large fire broke out in the
Powers Distillery on John’s Lane in Dublin. Fortunately, the fire occurred
when the distillery was not in use, but it did destroy a storage warehouse
containing about 4,000 casks of maturing whiskey. The fire drew a crowd of
onlookers, some of whom were delighted to find the whiskey flowing through the
streets. Perhaps it was mixed with the water from the firehoses, and had a
great smoky flavour as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy onlookers at the Power's distillery fire<br />5 July 1961</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Powers Distillery had been almost
completely destroyed by fire in 1859, and as a result, the company installed
several fire safety features, including its own fire brigade. This brigade, as
well as the fire brigade from Guinness, was requisitioned by the Dublin service
during the 1916 Rising, when O’Connell Street and other parts of the city
centre were engulfed in flames. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the 1859 fire, Powers rebuilt their
distillery, taking advantage of the destruction to create a state-of-the-art
facility; one that was much admired by all in the industry and as a beautiful
piece of architecture also. However, when Power’s joined up with Jameson’s and
the Cork Distilleries to form the Irish Distillers Group, it was decided to
move all whiskey distilling to a purpose-built site in Midleton in Cork. After
1976, no whiskey was distilled again in Dublin until this year, when the
Teeling Distillery opened in Newmarket Square (with a beautiful café open to
the public as well).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasting the blends<br />8 December 1965</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Despite leaving their Dublin headquarters,
Powers remained one of the leading whiskey brands in the country, well-known
for sponsoring sports events such as the Irish Grand National. The National
College of Art and Design took over the former site of the distillery, and
voluntarily maintained some aspects of the original architecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The college is not officially open to the
public, but if people ask politely at reception, the friendly staff have been
known to show what is left of the distillery. A preservation order has now
officially been placed on the remaining shell of the distillery, ensuring that
the beautiful architecture will continue to last for prosperity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-85824272959444069232015-06-26T09:00:00.000+01:002015-06-26T09:00:08.292+01:00Anniversary of JFK visit <div class="MsoNormal">
This week marks the anniversary of <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/50th-anniversary-of-President-John-F-Kennedys-historic-state-visit-to-Ireland-in-June-1963/C0000WAD0stZ_Qtk">President John F. Kennedy’s visitto Ireland in 1963</a>. It was the first state visit to Ireland of a US president
during his first term in office, by the first solidly Irish-American and first
Catholic president of the USA, so Ireland wanted to make her visitor proud of
his heritage.<br />
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The Irish Photo Archive released a digital book on the Kennedy visit entitled <i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/book/president-john-f.-kennedy/id935652388?mt=11">President John F. Kennedy Visits in 1963</a></i>, featuring all our special and unique photographs of the occasion. It is available on the iTunes Store, and can be downloaded or gifted to somebody on the opposite side of the planet within seconds. To access the digital book, click here.</div>
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Kennedy came straight to Dublin from Berlin, where he had
addressed the crowds at the Berlin wall, making his famous ‘Ich bin ein
Berliner’ speech. The visit to Ireland, in contrast, would be an occasion of
mostly pleasure for the president, relatively free of political engagements but
packed full of opportunities for his legendary charm to shine through.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/John-F-Kennedy-cavalcade-through-Dublin-city-26-06-1963/G0000A7SkFMiJrWs/C0000WAD0stZ_Qtk">Kennedy motorcade wound through Dublin’s city centre</a>
on the way to the Áras from the airport, the affection the Irish people had for
their visitor was obvious to all. Over 80,000 people were estimated to have
gathered on O’Connell Street alone, with more lining the streets along
Westmoreland Street, Dame Street, and down along the quays to the Phoenix Park.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kennedy made a call down to the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/John-F-Kennedy-visits-his-ancestral-homestead-at-Dunganstown-Co-Wexford-27-06-1963/G0000PXIaw20qDhs/C0000WAD0stZ_Qtk">homestead of his ancestorsin Dunganstown, Co. Wexford</a>, where his aunt Mary Ryan greeted him with a kiss
on the cheek. The Ryan family had laid on afternoon tea for Kennedy, who had
brought his sisters Jean and Eunice with him, as well as his bodyguards,
advisors, the ambassador to Ireland and a pack of reporters and cameramen (and
it was virtually all men in those days). But, despite the scrum surrounding
Kennedy, only the Lensmen photographer managed to get inside the cottage for
the more intimate family reunion.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Another poignant occasion during the Kennedy visit occurred
when he <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/John-F-Kennedy-at-Arbour-Hill-28-06-1963/G0000mn83PkhTVss/C0000WAD0stZ_Qtk">paid homage to the executed 1916 leaders at Arbour Hill</a>. This was
another first achieved by Kennedy, as he was the first foreign head of state to
pay his respects at this memorial garden and therefore the first to acknowledge
their role in establishing an independent republic. It was also where Kennedy
saw the 36<sup>th </sup>Cadet Class under Lt Frank Colclough performed the
Queen Anne Drill, or the Funeral Drill, intended to honour the dead.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kennedy seemed spellbound while the drill was going one, and
later commentated on their performance. Later, when back in the US and
reminiscing about the trip, he said his highlight was the ceremony at Arbour
Hill and that “those cadets were terrific”. He asked for a film of the drill be
made, so that it could be performed by the US ceremonial guards at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. The cadets were to perform the drill once more for
Kennedy, and far sooner than anybody had anticipated, when Jackie requested
that the cadets be flown to Washington to perform at Kennedy’s funeral. <o:p></o:p><br />
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After the Arbour Hill ceremony, Kennedy was taken to
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/John-F-Kennedy-addresses-both-Houses-of-the-Oireachtas-Irish-Parliament-28-06-1963/G00001u5j4d3Vs.o/C0000WAD0stZ_Qtk">Leinster House where he would address both houses of the Oireachtas</a>. After
Kennedy had signed the visitor’s book – a new Heads of State visitor’s book -
he entered the Dáil Chamber with Seán Lemass, James Dillon and Brendan Corish,
the leaders of the three main political parties in Ireland: Fianna Fáil, Fine
Gael and Labour. This was the first time a foreign leader would address both
Houses of the Oireachtas, and also the first time television cameras were
allowed inside the chamber. <o:p></o:p><br />
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On Kennedy’s return to the States, he spoke often about his
time in Ireland and how much he had enjoyed his visit. He had planned to come
back on a private holiday with his family, but was killed in Dallas five months
later. His death sent shockwaves throughout the world, but was particularly
devastating to the Irish, who still had precious memories of the young, vibrant
man that had charmed the population during his three days here.<o:p></o:p><br />
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-84857114931707791432015-06-19T09:00:00.000+01:002015-06-19T09:00:12.590+01:00The Louth 1957 Senior Football Championship Final teamThe <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/#!/index">Irish Photo Archive</a> were in attendance at the <a href="http://www.colouthagriculturalshow.com/index.html">Louth Agricultural Show</a> last weekend on Sunday, 14 June. It was a great day out at Bellurgan Park, with fantastic warm sunshine all day long. The crowds at the show seemed to be having a great time, and had so much entertainment to choose from: trade stalls, livestock judging, horse-riding, the Bonny Baby competition, Best Dressed competitions, and the IWW wrestling ring.<br />
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The parade ground for the dog shows was just beside the <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/#!/index">Irish Photo Archive</a>'s stand, and we had a great time all day long seeing the variety of dogs brought along by their proud owners, from a tiny Chihuahua dressed in pink to a humungous St Bernard and Great Danes, as well as a few whose breeds were less specific, shall we say.<br />
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As usual, the Irish Photo Archive had a selection of our most popular images for sale at the show, in both A3 and A4 sizes. We'd love to have all our images with us, especially when people look for something specific, but it would be difficult to bring all 3.5 million of them with us! Even setting up a computer in the middle of a field can be tricky!<br />
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But one of our images in particular grabbed a lot of attention on the day, but not for the reasons we would like. We had brought a framed photograph of the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=0&_bqH=eJxtT11LwzAU_TXriy8dWDoHeciS2zbYJpKPaZ6C64QgQkfXifjrzS1DixrIyfnISbhD4x.PfRVf8.Zp89G2sarHM4yXz6nflrfbdZ7jTigCN4y8DZcp3qzvijITwXBqYVXsum5VcLIwOEeD84Xl00ITz2TD7yr8rcL_VSasnz.zKUbClJNW.yCMQqm0AJkyoSRKYYKGFqgBfpUPS22UtkRTeZ_NAwYqOZkSdwZ0EJw4HD6eDuX7oRlObkjRXmjraBtoDZJ5vJQFtgsiPZyqV.q.qa5.aIeUMkvOL89jH7P93K5nZIhfsMpzKw--&GI_ID=">Louth line-up in the 1957 football final</a> to the show, thinking it would be of interest to people there. We soon discovered how well-informed locals are about their football teams when they were able to tell us our caption was wrong. One helpful man called Jim Thornton gave us the correct line-up for the team. (If anybody knows him, please pass on our regards to him again.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The disputed 1957 Louth team.<br />22 September 1957</td></tr>
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So here is the line-up according to Mr Thornton:<br />
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<b>Back row (from left): </b>Dermot O'Brien, Jim McDonnell, Ollie Reilly, Tom Conlon,
Seamie O'Donnell, Sean Óg Flood, Don O'Neill.</div>
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<b>Front row (from left):</b> Kevin Beahan, Stephan White, Frank
Lynch, Peader Smith, Sean Cunningham, Patsy Coleman, Jim Roe, Jim Meehan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>(Not in this Photo): </b>Jim McArdle, Jackie Reynolds, Jim Judge, Alf Monk, Barney
McCoy, Mickey Flood, Aidan McGuiness, Jim Quigley.</div>
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If you want to dispute this line-up, and think a player has been misidentified, we would love to hear from you. We try to make our captions as accurate as possible, but we are working with caption sheets, diaries and other documentation that can be up to 60 years old and in handwriting that's not always very clear. So if you do see a mistake in one of our captions - whether it's the wrong person named, a misspelt name, an incorrect location - please do get in touch on <a href="mailto:info@irishphotoarchive.ie">info@irishphotoarchive.ie</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sample of the caption sheets we work with.</td></tr>
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<br />irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-90258654778378015722015-06-12T09:00:00.000+01:002015-06-12T09:00:02.310+01:00Fergus Rowan vs the banks<div class="MsoNormal">
The recent furore over the IBRC and the sale of Siteserv to
Denis O’Brien brought to mind the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1975-Fergus-Rowan-Sits-In-At-Bank-of-Ireland-J70/G0000ZDZyfNzlBl0/C00005wyOqC7K5Ok">struggles of Fergus Rowan against Bank ofIreland in the 1970s</a>. However, while O’Brien benefitted from the operations of
the IBRC, Rowan saw himself as the victim of actions taken by the Bank of
Ireland.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1975-Fergus-Rowan-Sits-In-At-Bank-of-Ireland-J70/G0000ZDZyfNzlBl0/I0000I8JOb0UyXIU/C00005wyOqC7K5Ok">Fergus Rowan during his sit-in</a><br />22 August 1975</td></tr>
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Irish bank officials went on strike in 1966, 1970 and 1976,
with work stoppages lasting for a total of one year. The longest consecutive
stoppage was in 1970, when bank officials went on strike for six months. Many
officials moved to England during this time to work there, and returned to a
wage increase after strike negotiations hammered out a deal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The general public did not fare so well, though. Cheques
became an essential part of life in an economy without access to a banking
system. But as the work stoppages continued, cheques began to run out. People
began to innovate and create their own cheques on envelopes or the backs of
cigarette packets. Storing the cheques became a real burden for
business-owners, as they had to be protected until the strike ended, but accepting
cheques was the only way to maintain customer loyalty and trade during this
time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sadly, when the banks and clearing houses finally opened
again, it was discovered that many cheques were worthless – they were
fraudulent and bounced. A lot of businesses suffered losses as a result, some
to such an extent that they went out of business, e.g. Palgrave Shipping.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1975-Fergus-Rowan-Sits-In-At-Bank-of-Ireland-J70/G0000ZDZyfNzlBl0/I0000THldiehPiL4/C00005wyOqC7K5Ok">Rowan teaching his children to stand up for their rights</a><br />22 August 1975</td></tr>
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The Rowan family business also ended up with several ‘bad
cheques’. Their seed and nursery firm, which had been in operation for
generations, went into receivership. But it was when the site of the business
was purchased that Rowan finally saw red. Their shop had been in a prime
location in College Green in Dublin’s city centre, across from Trinity and
right beside a Bank of Ireland branch. BoI bought the site, allowing them to
extend their branch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rowan and several other angry customers became a well-known
presence in the AGMs of all the major Irish banks, changing what had previously
been a relaxing day out for the directors into a public hunt for
accountability. Rowan took his battle a step further by<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1975-Fergus-Rowan-Sits-In-At-Bank-of-Ireland-J70/G0000ZDZyfNzlBl0/C00005wyOqC7K5Ok"> holding a sit-in at theBoI branch</a> to draw attention to how the banks had destroyed the livelihoods of
many small businesses like his own. He managed to retain occupancy of the
branch for three days, and garnered a lot of media attention. Crowds of
supporters gathered outside alongside his family, though <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1975-Fergus-Rowan-Sits-In-At-Bank-of-Ireland-J70/G0000ZDZyfNzlBl0/I0000THldiehPiL4/C00005wyOqC7K5Ok">some of his childrenmanaged to slip inside and sit it out with their father</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1975-Fergus-Rowan-Sits-In-At-Bank-of-Ireland-J70/G0000ZDZyfNzlBl0/I0000NizmuPjleLo/C00005wyOqC7K5Ok">Rowan being served with a court order to vacate the building by court official Paul Harman<br /> with the bank manager as a witness</a><br />22 August 1975</td></tr>
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Fergus Rowan died in 2008, aged 85. Hopefully, he was spared
seeing the destruction brought on Ireland once again by the banks and their
policies. On the other hand, it would have been great to hear his opinion,
which no doubt would have been as critical of Anglo, the bail-out, the IBRC and
the Denis O’Brien injunction as he was of the striking bankers four
decades ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-11473751007025077842015-06-05T09:00:00.000+01:002015-06-05T09:00:00.809+01:00Visit by the Monaco Royals<div class="MsoNormal">
In mid-June 1961, <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1961-11-09-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-Visit/G0000WhBm0ylvXQI/C0000ANnOomW01rA">Prince Rainier of Monaco visited Ireland along with his wife, Princess Grace</a>. While all visiting royals are given the
VIP treatment, the presence of the Irish-American actress formerly known as
Grace Kelly whipped media and public excitement into a frenzy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Grace’s Irish connections were well-known in Ireland, and
were a source of pride at a time when Irish-Americans seemed to be grabbing the
reins of power in all arenas – JFK being the most obvious example. So when the
beautiful young princess landed in Dublin, she was indeed presented with a
thousand welcomes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The royal couple arriving at Dublin Airport<br />10 June 1961</td></tr>
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After the arrival, the royals were taken straight to <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1961-11-09-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-Visit/G0000WhBm0ylvXQI/I0000ol__T_hQfmo/C0000ANnOomW01rA">Áras an Uachtaráin</a>, where they were greeted by President De Valera and his wife,
Sinead. The next day included <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1961-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-visit-the-National-Stud-Kildare/G00005iaXvqZ5kjc/C0000ANnOomW01rA">a visit to the National Stud Farm</a> and attendance
at the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1961-11-09-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-Visit/G0000WhBm0ylvXQI/I0000j0iQxPAveI0/C0000ANnOomW01rA">opening ceremony in Croke Park of the Dublin International Festival of Music and Arts</a>, by which time the couple had learned to wrap themselves up well
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On Monday, the royals spent the morning at <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=1&_bqH=eJxtUFtPwyAY_TXry162xKlZwgMDrF_WguWypE9krY0zMSujjfrz5WsWbVQSDufCgcDzGP1lhGCqz.ICN_f0bZ.vQxerCra32_VqhTMheG4YCfH13HbDsHyJx7ZbNrH_OGfgDadWLDa7slxsOJkZnKPB.cyq00AT12SL31Xxtyr.rzKw9XSZTTESppy0uvZgFEqlQciUgZIowXgtCkGN4Ff5NNdGaUs0lftseqqnkpMxcWeE9sCJw284hebuvXnsg.tTdABtHS08zYVkNW7KPNt5SAen6pW6b6offmiJlDJLhu4Y21N2mNr5hAzxCyMpd3I-&GI_ID=">an art exhibition in Brown Thomas </a>on Grafton Street before attending separate functions in the afternoon. Princess Grace visited <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1961-Princess-Grace-at-Our-Ladys-Hospital-for-Sick-Children-Crumlin-Dublin/G0000EMgWSwqDiGc/C0000ANnOomW01rA">Crumlin Hospital</a> and the Sacred Heart Home for Orphans on the Drumcondra Road. Her own children, Albert and Caroline, were due to arrive that night, but Grace mentioned them to the children on several occasions.</div>
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That night, events turned a little sour when a <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1961-Crowds-swarm-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-at-the-Gresham-Hotel/G0000GeKWq5e6_3Q/C0000ANnOomW01rA">crowd waiting outside the Gresham Hotel on O’Connell Street became difficult to contro</a>l. A
banquet was being held in the royals’ honour in the hotel, but the guests of
honour and political figures like Lemass had great difficulties in getting
safely through the crowd. Even after everyone had entered the hotel, the crowd
remained until Princess Grace made an appearance on a balcony to wave to them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crowds outside the Gresham waiting for Grace<br />12 June 1961</td></tr>
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The next day, <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1961-11-09-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-Visit/G0000WhBm0ylvXQI/I0000PXWt57dIvtU/C0000ANnOomW01rA">Albert and Caroline were taken to the Áras for their introduction</a> on what would be the last official day of the family’s state
visit. But the Grimaldis would stay in Ireland for another four days,
transferring to the west coast for the remainder of their holiday. This allowed
Grace to <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1961-Princess-Grace-and-Prince-Rainier-of-Monaco-at-Westport-Co-Mayo/G0000Kst6mOBDBMc/C0000ANnOomW01rA">visit her ancestral home, meet several of her relatives and visit Croagh Patrick</a>. The royals did not climb the mountain – Grace’s white suit
would not have been the most practical outfit if that had been their intention
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Princess Grace at Croagh Patrick<br />15 June 1961</td></tr>
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This visit to Ireland would be the first of many for
Princess Grace, both official and unofficial, as can be seen by the number of
times she appears in our archive. She became an important patron of the arts in
Ireland, and the people of Ireland always had a lot of affection for her and
her family. Her tragic death was mourned deeply across the country, just as had
happened when JFK was cut down in his prime. But, when the Grimaldis stepped
off the plane in 1961, her glamour and beauty seemed immortal. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All images available @ <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/#!/index">Irish Photo Archive</a></div>
irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-704337801414085682015-05-29T09:00:00.000+01:002015-05-29T09:00:00.853+01:00Sale of Aer Lingus<div class="MsoNormal">
After a prolonged bargaining period, the government are
finally moving closer to closing the deal on the sale of their 25% share in Aer
Lingus. The Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe, met with the unions early
this week to discuss how employees will be affected by the sale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The sale will bring an end to the government’s involvement
in the airline, which helped establish it as the ‘national’ airline. Since its
foundation in 1936, Aer Lingus has been an important connection to the rest of
the world for Ireland. The fleet grew from its single 14-seater route to
Bristol, to serving 80 airports across Europe, the US, Africa and Asia, with
links to another 80 destinations in Asia and Australia through Etihad, JetBlue
and United Airlines. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Here are some highlights from the company’s history that
have been recorded in the Irish Photo Archive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>1. Blessing of the fleet</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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In the 1950s, the Catholic Church was a major player in
Irish society. Every new business, school, or factory had to be blessed before
it could start operating, and often would get a 'top-up' blessing as time went by. This image here shows <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Z.ftfeW0YLk">the blessing of the Aer Lingusfleet in 1958</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blessing of the Aer Lingus fleet<br />31 May 1958</td></tr>
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<b>2. The 21<sup>st</sup> Anniversary</b></div>
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The importance of Aer Lingus to Ireland was highlighted during their 21<sup>st</sup> anniversary celebrations in 1957. The new <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=4&_bqH=eJxtUFtPwjAY_TXshReMDpWkD6X9wAbWml6WjJdm4HQkOnBFxH9vv4Xgojbp6bn0tGmf3lbXn.NFqMOduU9n9Uqent37YZOfbibjydVohDOi8NwwUlbt8HXbvHyEYdk022PVhrL9SoQ3nFoYpNMsG6Sc9AzO0eC8ZxVxoIlrtOF3Ff5W4f8qE7boLrMxRsKUk1YXXhiFUmkBMmZCSZTCeA1LoAb4WT72tVHaEk3lIuke66nk5BC5M6C94MThR9T79e1x_bDbu12McqGto0tP5yBZgZsSz6ZexINj9UzdherZD82QUmZJqMp2Uyd51553yBC_AXQNeFY-&GI_ID=">Aer Lingus house flag was hoisted in the middle of O’Connell Street</a> as part of the celebrations. Air flights were still a luxury in those days, so that flag is probably the closest many of those onlookers got to an Aer Lingus experience. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nYoj2VtaI-0/VWRumAElqKI/AAAAAAAAD5Y/BfPcPvfyTQ4/s1600/1957%2B-%2BAer%2BLingus%2B21st%2BAnniversary%2BFlag%2Bbeing%2BHoisted%2Bon%2BO%2527Connell%2BStreet%252C%2BDublin%2BIreland.%2B%2BA386-8604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nYoj2VtaI-0/VWRumAElqKI/AAAAAAAAD5Y/BfPcPvfyTQ4/s320/1957%2B-%2BAer%2BLingus%2B21st%2BAnniversary%2BFlag%2Bbeing%2BHoisted%2Bon%2BO%2527Connell%2BStreet%252C%2BDublin%2BIreland.%2B%2BA386-8604.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Aer Lingus flag being hoisted on O'Connell Street<br />27 May 1957</td></tr>
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<b>3. First Trans-Atlantic flight</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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1958, from Shannon to New York, using planes leased from the American Seaboard
and Western with an Irish Aer Lingus crew. Robert Wagner, the then Mayor of New
York, accompanied the planes across the Atlantic before they were officially
handed over to the Irish company. The flights officially operated under Aer Linte then, which had been set up in 1947 to promote transatlantic flights, until the new Taoiseach John A. Costello decided Ireland could not support such extravagant schemes. Aer Linte was merged with Aer Lingus in 1960, when the airline bought some Boeings for its own use. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passengers waiting to board the first transatlantic flight from Dublin Airport<br />28 April 1958 </td></tr>
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<b>4: The first female pilot</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1979-First-Aer-Lingus-Female-Pilot-M70/G0000MjtUHoZllMs/I0000sm.tSe781uY/C0000jO27VJM5ypE">first female pilot for Aer Lingus </a>was Grainne Cronin,
who gained her pilot’s wings in 1979. Though this seems quite late, Aer Lingus
were actually quite innovative in this respect, being only the second European
airline (after SAS) to take on female pilots. Captain Cronin served 33 years
with Aer Lingus before retiring in 2010.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Grainne Cronin taking the controls on her first flight with Aer Lingus<br />29 April 1979</td></tr>
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<b>5. The visitors</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Aer Lingus brought many of the VIPs to Ireland on their
treasured visits, such as <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=11&_bqH=eJxtT11rwjAU_TX2uZN1AyEPaW50F22y5aPSp4sdnX1QFBWR_frlFtnKtkBOzkdOwt19bNu3HmoLj97Lz_XVbJ_2p3lJt3xWTGcPec47IRJ4Jcpuc9l15wzJgwx6UpRVNSlAjAwANgBGVpMWm3wmW_.u6r9V_X9VYWiGz0KKmSgbTXANobcsrUNtUobWsERPTq.09Bru8nWsvXVBOGmW2TAdSQPiknj02hGCiDx5f2yfr.3L4RgPKarRhShXJBfaqIYvZaRKwvRwqt5p_KZu_kMrplIFce42p_c.q4f2YkDF.AU2knJB&GI_ID=">the Beatles</a>, <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=4&_bqH=eJxtT11rwjAU_TX2ZS_OWTqEPMTkzl7WpiMfYp8uVoUqE2VbHf775RbZyrZATs5HTsI97FeXbnXFyaO6TlN6oOKzUXk.6bLNbJrN7sdj3hGRtFOi7Nr18bjb3snXfYLktPQwSudlOUq1GBhas6H1wKrjYpPPaMPvKvytwv9Vhb7uP_MxZqKqYLytCV3FsrIIJmZYGZboyEIB0oG.yZehdpX1wkrznPQjkjRafEQeHFhCLQKP356b7NLkp3M4xWiJ1gdZkFyAUTVfSkjNCePDsXqj4Zvapx9aMpXKi_fd.m3TJsu.vehRMX4BWitzoQ--&GI_ID=">Muhammed Ali</a>, <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1979-Pope-John-Paul-Visits-Ireland-M92/G0000zqCJsah.D.U/I0000I7hGX_bpMvk/C0000pxTKzz44hfw">Pope John Paul II</a>, etc. Aer
Lingus became the only airline apart from Alitalia to have the privilege of
flying Pope John Paul when a specially modified Boeing 747 (EI-ASI or St.
Patrick) was used to bring him from Rome to Dublin. <o:p></o:p></div>
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-40697348689623346062015-05-22T09:00:00.000+01:002015-05-22T09:00:01.187+01:00The ascent of Charlie<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">This week has seen a lot of focus on the
death of Lord Mountbatten in 1979, and that of several of his boating
companions. That event also set in place a series of changes in Irish politics
that would had even larger repercussions for the country. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jack Lynch was still Taoiseach in 1979 when
Mountbatten was killed. He had led Fianna Fáil into power in 1977 with a
majority government, but this popularity was to fade quickly. The worldwide
recession in the late 1970s brought a lot of economic difficulties for Ireland,
which were exacerbated by a rise in population, and in particular, in an
increase in young adults searching for employment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Mountbatten assassination was not
handled well by Lynch, and the situation was made worse when the public began
to believe that he had made concessions to the British by allowing their
incursions into Irish airspace. The situation in the North was very delicate at
that time, as the H-block protests and hunger strikes were becoming a very
emotive factor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When two by-elections in Cork, Lynch’s home
constituency, were won by Fine Gael candidates, it was inevitable that Lynch
would step down as leader of Fianna Fáil. Two people emerged as the main
candidates for leader – Charles Haughey and George Colley. They represented the
opposing factions in Fianna Fáil: Colley, the serving Tánaiste and Minister for
Finance, was the respected favourite of the senior ministers and the moderates
in the party whereas Haughey appealed to backbenchers with memories of the
party’s republican roots and traditions. At the end of the bitterly divisive
contest, Haughey carried the votes from the party overall, winning by 44 votes
to 38.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Despite this triumph, Haughey remained a
controversial figure, and it was essential for him to win a personal mandate
from the public. His background as Minister for Finance had been seen as one of
his strengths and he initially pledged his intention to control public-sector
borrowing and the budget deficit. However, inflation, unemployment and
borrowing all continued to rise under his tenure until the election scheduled
for 1981.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The next 18 months would prove very
turbulent for Irish politics, as three elections were held between May 1981 and
November 1982. Control of the government see-sawed between Fianna Fáil and Fine
Gael, both of whom relied heavily on support from smaller parties like Labour
or independents such as Tony Gregory. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garret FitzGerald about to receive his seal of office as the newly elected Taoiseach<br />30 June 1981</td></tr>
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With little differences between the policies of
the two main parties, it was almost inevitable that media coverage would focus
on personalities, in particular those of the two leaders – Haughey, the man of
the people, versus Fine Gael’s Garret FitzGerald, the ‘professor’, with the
personal antagonism between the two men only sharpening the contrast. It was the
introduction of Americanised style over substance election coverage to Ireland,
with two very capable and intelligent leaders ready to seize the challenge. </div>
irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-40086541065607807342015-05-15T09:00:00.000+01:002015-05-15T09:00:01.383+01:00Rás Tailteann<div class="MsoNormal">
The Rás Tailteann starts this Sunday, 17 May, and will
continue all week. It is a cycling race that takes place in stages, and is open
to international professional competitors and Irish amateur cyclists. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The official start of the 1964 Rás Tailteann</td></tr>
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The first Rás took place in 1953, and was organized by the
National Cycling Authority. However, the NCA was an organization very
influenced by the Republican movement, which meant many good quality cyclists
avoided the event. When the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) banned the NCA
from international races, and cyclists from competing in NCA events, it had a
further impact on the Rás. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Some very talented Irish cyclists, such as Sé O’Hanlon,
Paddy Flanagan and Gene Mangan, were able to use the opportunity provided by
the Rás Tailteann to hone their own skills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Journal.ie had a great article on “<a href="http://www.the42.ie/the-legendary-men-of-an-ras-2093567-May2015/">5
legends who tell you everything you need to know about the Rás</a> “, featuring
these cyclists along with some of their teammates and peers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sé O'Hanlon with his new 10-speed Raleigh 'Gran Sport' bicycle<br />14 August 1962</td></tr>
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The <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/">Irish Photo Archive</a> has many galleries of cyclists
competing in the Rás Tailteann over the years, from the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1958-03-08-Ras-Tailteann-at-GPO-Parnell-Square/G00007pwfjEU5A0A/C0000pCzqrS2ApUY">1950s</a>,
<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1961-Ras-Tailteann-finish-at-Parnell-Square-Dublin/G0000uVWL288.464/C0000vW6ZY12ef2M">‘60s</a>,
and <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1975-Start-Of-The-Ras-Tailteann-J58/G0000CUT3_GmB6yI/C0000mBbLPA7W7Ek">‘70s</a>,
as well as <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/1962-Seamus-OHanlon-winner-of-Ras-Tailteann-C153/G0000yVfnMtBGyyQ/C0000vW6ZY12ef2M">Sé
O’Hanlon</a> being presented with a new bike after another one of his wins. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finalists of the 1961 race: 1st T. Finn (centre), 2nd B. McKenna (left), and 3rd S O'Hanlon (right)<br />25 June 1961 </td></tr>
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The Rás Tailteann emerged from the UCI controversy to become
an important part of the international cycling calendar in recent years.
Cyclists can earn points from the race that count towards qualifying for the
Olympics and the World Cycling Championships.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This year’s route will begin in Dunboyne, with stage
finishes in Carlow, Tipperary, Bearna, Newport, Ballina, Ballinamore and
Drogheda, before the customary finale in Skerries. The course has been designed
to start flatter than in previous races, which will allow for more attacking
movements by the competitors. <o:p></o:p></div>
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An Post Rás <a href="http://www.rastailteann.com/event/fbdras_1083.shtml">Race Director Tony
Campbell said</a> “However it is very rolling terrain and very exposed and
there is very little shelter on a lot of stages. The riders are going to have
to be careful of winds; if there are any sort of westerly winds, I would say
they could be in big trouble. It is going to make for great racing and will
also require good bike handling skills.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>Stage 1, Sunday May 17: Dunboyne to Carlow (154.4
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 2, Monday May 18: Carlow to Tipperary (137.2
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 3, Tuesday May 19: Tipperary to Bearna (155.9
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 4, Wednesday May 20: Bearna to Newport (155
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 5, Thursday May 21: Newport to Ballina (142.4
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 6, Friday May 22: Ballina to Ballinamore (160.1
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 7, Saturday May 23: Ballinamore to Drogheda (142.4
kilometres)</li>
<li>Stage 8, Sunday May 24: Drogheda to Skerries (132.6
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The <a href="http://www.irishphotoarchive.ie/">Irish Photo Archive</a> would like to wish the best of luck to everyone competing in the 2015 Rás Tailteann, and we hope you get to Skerries without any major mishaps. <o:p></o:p><br />
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irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-80248958135715202292015-05-08T09:00:00.000+01:002015-05-08T09:00:00.872+01:00Making hay<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m afraid that while the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=2&_bqH=eJzzLnazCPdKj8jODvUr8Sgz8HavjPJ3zXQyr0i3MjQ2sjIyNbAyNAACK894l2BnW4_EorLU4hI1MC_e0c_FFsQODXYNivd0sQ0FqcwoSDIvS_LILwjNV4t3dA6xLU5NLErOAADGFiDu&GI_ID=">Ryan women look great in the photobelow</a>, they haven’t fooled many people into thinking that they are taking part
in the harvest in such good ‘Sunday best’ clothes. But I’m sure making hay was
no mystery to them either.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=2&_bqH=eJzzLnazCPdKj8jODvUr8Sgz8HavjPJ3zXQyr0i3MjQ2sjIyNbAyNAACK894l2BnW4_EorLU4hI1MC_e0c_FFsQODXYNivd0sQ0FqcwoSDIvS_LILwjNV4t3dA6xLU5NLErOAADGFiDu&GI_ID=">The Ryan ladies helping with the harvest near Thurles, Co. Tipperary.</a><br />2 September 1953</td></tr>
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Back in the 1950s, farming in Ireland remained largely done
by hand. Many of the large farms would have the resources to invest in
machinery, and the necessity to have it, but tractors and the like were still a
luxury for most small farmers. This was a combination of the scarcity of
machinery and petrol after WWII, and the poverty that affected such a large
section of the Irish population at the time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Most hay was harvested by hand, with all the family and
probably a good few of the neighbours helping out. The field was mown with a
scythe, and anyone capable of cutting an acre field in a day was known as a
‘good cutter’. They would be in demand at harvest time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After the grass was cut, it was left to dry for a few hours
and was then turned to dry on the other side. This would also have been done by
hand, or some lucky people had a horse-drawn hay-turner, like the one in<a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=0&_bqH=eJzLSXdKcQrMzchINqosD6uKDPfK8Ug1yCwoKPO0MrcyMjWwMjQAAivPeJdgZ1un1Dxtp9KcpNQ8NbBAvKOfi20JkB0a7BoU7.liGwpSnFGQZF6W5JFfEJqvFu_oHGJbnJpYlJwBAC_oIgI-&GI_ID="> this photo at Ben Bulben</a>. Either way, it was a tedious, arduous task. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=0&_bqH=eJzLSXdKcQrMzchINqosD6uKDPfK8Ug1yCwoKPO0MrcyMjWwMjQAAivPeJdgZ1un1Dxtp9KcpNQ8NbBAvKOfi20JkB0a7BoU7.liGwpSnFGQZF6W5JFfEJqvFu_oHGJbnJpYlJwBAC_oIgI-&GI_ID=">Saving the hay under the shadow of Ben Bulben</a><br />25 April 1957</td></tr>
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The grass would then be gathered into sheaves and stacked in
‘crooks’, as you can see in the previous photo with the Ryan ladies. This would help the
hay dry out further whilst protecting them from showers or rain, as it would
allow the raindrops to roll down the sheaves instead of soaking all the hay on
the ground. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Only when the hay was completely dry would it be gathered
into hay stacks; the large mounds of hay you can see in the background behind
the Ryans. These would often be built raised up from the ground on pikes to
protect them from mice. But it didn’t always work. Often farmers would find
their haystack that looked perfect from the outside had been completely
hollowed out by mice. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If the haystack was not left in the field, it would have to
be transported back to the farmyard. If the field was close to the farm, horses
could drag the stack along the ground to the hayshed in the farmyard.
Otherwise, a horse and cart was necessary to ‘bring in the hay’. <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=3&_bqH=eJwzKwwo9wkucAnO8C1NyigoTi23MCvyCHIyiQy1Mja1MjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGfboPzi5KLURDXP.NBg16B4TxfbUJBsRkGSeVmSR35BaL5avKNziG1xamJRcgYAWPkdWw--&GI_ID=">This photofrom close to Roscrea, also in Tipperary</a>, shows a load of hay on its way home
from the field. Sitting on top of the load was always one of the perks for a
farmer’s children, and gave them a different perspective of the neighbourhood
that was so familiar to them from ground level.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=3&_bqH=eJwzKwwo9wkucAnO8C1NyigoTi23MCvyCHIyiQy1Mja1MjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGfboPzi5KLURDXP.NBg16B4TxfbUJBsRkGSeVmSR35BaL5avKNziG1xamJRcgYAWPkdWw--&GI_ID=">Bringing home the hay near Roscrea, Co. Tipperary</a><br />30 March 1957</td></tr>
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Once the hay was home, it had to be forked into the hayshed.
This in itself was a skill, as the hay had to be stacked in a way that left
plenty of ventilation in the crop. An incredible amount of heat could build up
in a crop of hay, and it wasn’t unusual for a hayshed to go on fire by itself. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, considering all the hard work, stress and worry that
accompanied harvesting the hay, who can blame the <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=2&_bqH=eJzzLnazCPdKj8jODvUr8Sgz8HavjPJ3zXQyr0i3MjQ2sjIyNbAyNAACK894l2BnW4_EorLU4hI1MC_e0c_FFsQODXYNivd0sQ0FqcwoSDIvS_LILwjNV4t3dA6xLU5NLErOAADGFiDu&GI_ID=">Ryan ladies</a> for taking
advantage of a beautiful scene to capture themselves on film in their best
outfits? I hope it was a good harvest for them that year. <o:p></o:p></div>
irishphotoarchive@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113819941308907808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211786399343461908.post-39593014004756634542015-05-01T09:00:00.000+01:002015-05-01T09:00:19.339+01:00Lemass: the workhorse behind Fianna Fáil’s power<div class="MsoNormal">
In 1954, Fianna Fáil suffered one of the biggest election
defeats since 1932, the first time they had ever gained control of the Dáil.
Seán Lemass had been appointed Director of Elections in 1954, but was unable to
stem the tide of resentment towards Fianna Fáil that had grown during the
Emergency and the aftermath of WWII. Lemass was determined that defeat would
not reoccur at the next general election.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seán Lemass, rebel, leader and Humphrey Bogart lookalike,<br />21 September 1960</td></tr>
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Lemass knew that Ireland had to revitalize its economy in
order to improve the quality of life for its citizens, and that he and Fianna
Fáil had to lead the way. He had said before 1954 that “the outstanding problem
still is unemployment”, but no major improvements had taken place in trying to
create jobs. For more information on the extent of the problem, see our earlier post on <a href="http://irishphotoarchive.blogspot.ie/2015/01/john-murphy-single-issue-candidate.html">John Murphy and the Unemployment Protest Committee</a>. Lemass resented the conservative economic policies of Seán
McEntee, the Minister for Finance, who had opposed many of his plans. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Lemass was appointed as Fianna Fáil’s national director of organization
in July 1954. De Valera had always had a lot of respect for Lemass’ dynamism
ever since 1916, and was prepared to trust him with positions of
responsibility. Lemass used the opportunity presented to him to present his
‘Proposal for a Full-Employment Policy’ at the party’s Árd Fheis in 1955. His
plan proposed increasing public investment, which would in turn generate
100,000 jobs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lemass then took this plan to the public, relentlessly
driving around the country and drumming up support at grassroots level, as he
had done in the early years of Fianna Fáil. He also ensured he brought new,
young party members with a forward-thinking attitude onto his organization
committee, including men such as Charles Haughey and Brian Lenihan – destined to
become the leaders of the future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lenihan and Haughey at the Wolfe Tone commemorations at Bodenstown,<br />11 October 1987</td></tr>
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Lemass’ ambitious plan would become Fianna Fáil’s election
manifesto, and swept them back into power in 1957 – negating the massive defeat
they had suffered in 1954 with an overall majority in this election. However,
Lemass himself would have to wait another couple of years before De Valera
finally handed over the leadership of his party to his successor. By then,
Lemass had proved himself a loyal and trustworthy heir. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">De Valera arriving at the Dáil as its new Taoiseach<br />10 March 1957</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new government presented with their Seals of Office by the President, Seán T. O'Kelly<br />20 March 1957</td></tr>
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