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| Date | 11-05-2014 |
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| Message | An evocative and, for me, a nostalgic look-back at Ballisodare Station. I was once taken there as a little boy to bid farewell to a visiting aunt and uncle who were returning to the UK. It still retains a quaintness from a distance but back in the mid 1960's it almost had a Thomas The Tank Engine feel to it because of it's setting, it's decor and the proportion and shape of the buildings. The aesthetic qualities of the overall buildings was high as can still be seen from the excellent photographs. Thank you. |
| Date | 10-05-2014 |
| Message | It's never a "train station", it's a "railway station", viz at Ballisodare. Hey, do some more, railway stations are great places  |
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| Date | 10-04-2014 |
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| Message | Absolutely love your work! It makes me miss the island terribly. |
| Date | 04-04-2014 |
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| Message | As a grandmother, I am always looking for extraordinary experiences to share with my grandchildren. Therefore, I'd like to know if it would be possible to "camp out" at any of the abandoned sites. If you are not the person to contact, do you know of anyone I might reach out to with this request? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Natalie French USA |
| Date | 21-03-2014 |
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| Message | Hi, I'm a librarian at the University of Southampton (altough originally from Portstewart in Co Derry). We have the Broadlands Archive here which contains the famly papers of the Viscounts Palmerston. Having worked with the archive for my recent MA in 18thC studies, I just wanted to correct your assertion on the page about Mount Temple that the 3rd Vicount was the first Temple to set foot in Ireland. His father the 2nd Viscount visited his Irish estates, and although he took very little interest in his Irish holdings generally, he did write to his son telling him to educate himself about the conditions in Ireland (initially by reading Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent). The 2nd viscount took his seat in the Irish House of Lords but after his inital appearance, never attended. The 1st viscount (grandfather of the 2nd) was the son of Sir John Temple (1632–1704), speaker of the Irish House of Commons, who was, in turn, son of Sir John Temple (1600–1677), Master of the Rolls in Ireland. That Sir John was son of Sir William Temple (1555–1627), provost of TCD. Although it would be safe to say they considered themselves an English family, they certainly straddled the Irish Sea more than your comment would suggest. Isobel |
| Date | 18-03-2014 |
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| Message | Re Katie Dalys Ballina and 'who was grace?'. FYI this was one of the now deceased locals who used to frequent the place and specifically that corner. thanks, anonymous |
| Date | 09-03-2014 |
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| Message | Love the photographs. My Nanny was originally from Ireland.  An Absolutely Stunning Website! Thank-You so much for sharing... |
| Date | 27-02-2014 |
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| Message | Hi. I'm just inquiring about the location of two sites in Dublin. It's marked as 'The Abandoned Mansion' & 'The Church'. I am an amateur photographer and would love to go and photograph some of these sites myself. Also I just wanted to say that this is an excellent site with some beautiful images. |
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