A driver (left) and a fireman letting off steam on a train passing through Straffan Train Station, Co. Kildare, and the driver's having a grand cup of tea while he's at it.
Date: Monday, 1 October 1962
NLI Ref.: ODEA33/52
Tags: Train Drivers Engine Steam Train Tracks Straffan Train Station Signal Box CIE Córas Iompair Éireann Railways Railroads Straffan Kildare Ireland October 1962 1960s James P. O'Dea Locomotive Steam Locomotive Steam Engine Railroad Railroad Tracks Coal Boiler Driver Fireman Trains National Library of Ireland Monday 1st Cup of tea O'Dea Photograph Collection
A mechanised churn at Kilmeaden Co-operative Creamery, which first took in milk in October 1916.
Another photo from our collections, 31 May 1928, provides an interesting comparison between the mechanisation in use inside the Creamery with the more traditionl farming and delivery methods outside.
Date: 2 October 1917
NLI Ref.: P_WP_2726
Tags: Kilmeaden Co-operative Creamery Kilmeaden Creamery Creameries Churn Mechanisation Kilmeaden Ireland October 1917 1910s Milk Dairy Creamery Glass Negative A.H. Poole Arthur Henri Poole Waterford National Library of Ireland Poole Photographic Collection
A fine body of workmen, presumably stonemasons by the look of their tools? We think they worked for a Mr Costen somewhere in Waterford City. Work by some of these men seems to be on prominent display in a photo taken in Waterford 16 days after this one.
ofarrl found that "Patrick Costen, builder, lived at 21 Manor Street, Waterford in 1901. It's very likely his yard was close by."
Date: 3 October 1903
NLI Ref.: POOLEWP 1309
Tags: Masons Stonemasons Stone Engraving Corrugated Iron Workers Craftsmen Apprentice Caps Aprons October 1903 1900s Costen Glass Negative A.H. Poole Arthur Henri Poole Bowler Hats Coke Hats Patrick Costen National Library of Ireland Poole Photographic Collection Moustaches
Chamber of Commerce visit to Waterford. Think that the gentleman with the white moustache in the front row was E. Walsh, Lord Mayor of Waterford. He also appears in a photo from 20 August 1928.
Date: 4 October 1928
NLI Ref.: POOLEWP 3569a
Tags: Chamber of Commerce Business E. Walsh Lord Mayor of Waterford October 1928 1920s Harbour Commissioners George's Street Ireland Morris Family Town House Glass Negative A.H. Poole Arthur Henri Poole Waterford National Library of Ireland Poole Photographic Collection
Mr & Mrs M. Young and family of Waterloo House, Waterford. This family may have lived at Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny around 1905. We have another studio portrait of them with four children at that point.
While Waterloo House is apparently long gone, it's great that desmondg47 has identified the location for us. It was "on the northern corner of the junction of Ballytruckle Road and Poleberry in Waterford city."
D.Bishop1 did some investigation on the Youngs in the 1911 online census and came up with great information:
"I believe I have found the same family in Manor street in the 1911 Census. As per census (add 2 yrs to get ages in photo): Matthew Young (41) [Fishmonger]; Mary Anne Young (35); Mary Anne (12); Annie (11); Lizzie (9); Bridget Angela (7); James (5); John (3). Presumably the youngest was not yet born.
All family members are born in Waterford City with the exception of the mother Mary Anne/Marion who was born in Co. Kilkenny which could explain the other photo perhaps? Matthew has a very impressive signature on the census form! Back in the 1901 census they lived at 37 Old Tramore Road. Matthew was a 'Chicken Buyer' with the same impressive signature and they only had the first 2 daughters back then. in the 1901 census Mary Anne (mother) is written as 'Marion'. The 1901 census details are written by Matthew and not by the census taker so I assume that Marion is her correct name - hopefully Matthew would have written his own wife's name correctly! It seems that the census taker misheard 'Marion' as 'Mary Anne' in the 1911 census."
So, all we need now is a name for the youngest child, who was born after the 1911 census!
Date: 5 October 1913
NLI Ref.: P_WP_2489
Tags: M. Young Young Family Waterloo House Ireland October 1913 1910s Parents Children Left-side hair parts. Parting Hair Parting Glass Negative A.H. Poole Arthur Henri Poole Matthew Young Fishmonger Marion Young Mary Anne Young Annie Young Lizzie Young Bridget Young James Young John Young Waterford National Library of Ireland Explore Poole Photographic Collection