Some years ago there was an advert displaying a flock of white sheep going in one direction with one black one intent on going the opposite way, and this tombstone is somewhat similar! The Meany family may have been obliged to take their grave plot where it is due to shortage of space, although I fancy that they may always have liked to go against the grain. Thanks to Niall McAuley and ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq we now know this photo was taken in Gaffney's workyard in Waterford.
Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Collection
Date: Circa 5th August 1912
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 2400
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Tags: National Library of Ireland National Photographic Archive Glass plate negative tombstone Waterford Munster Black and White B&W Analogue Sepulchral monuments James Meany family plot graveyard cemetery Analogue photography Analogue 20th Century A.H. Poole Arthur Henri Poole glass negative Poole Photographic Collection
The Bard of Thomond, Michael Hogan, penned a poem in the 1800's called "Drunken Thady and the Bishop's Lady"!. The lady in question was allegedly wife of a Bishop of Limerick and having lived a life of debauchery her ghost frequented Thomond Bridge in Limerick. The young lady in this image was far from a debauchee and looks very well on her wedding day. A curious feature of the image is how few of the party are actually looking at the lens. Long exposure no doubt a factor?
Photographer: Possibly William Steuart Trent?
Date: between ca. 1845 and 1871 Saturday, 7 August 1869
NLI Ref.: ALB393
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Tags: National Library of Ireland National Photographic Archive Photograph from an Album Trent Family Album Bishop of Limerick Bishop Graves Daughters wedding William Steurt Trench Elizabeth Steurt Trench Michael Angelo Hayes Wedding day group photo Limerick Michael Hogan The bard of Thomond Ireland Church of Ireland bishop Church of Ireland St. Mary's Cathedral CofI Black and White B&W Saturday August 1869 1860s Parknasilla House Kerry Munster Location Identified Date Established