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eiregloriana · 2 months
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Saturday, 9 August 1902. Coronation of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII. London. Baron and Baroness Clonbrock of Clonbrock House, Galway, Ireland leave their London home for the Coronation.
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itgirls-n-wannabes · 1 year
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Photograph of Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock (1834–1917) standing at a gate of Clonbrock Castle 2 June 1900 Robert Welch  (1859–1936)
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vintageoculus · 4 years
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Gwynfryn, open windows, elegant lady and.... a DOG!
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Gwynfryn, open windows, elegant lady and.... a DOG! by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: On a day when the rain is coming down like stair rods in Dublin the Clonbrock Collection brightens it up with a lovely summer shot from Wales in the early 1900's. A young lady standing outside a terrace of houses on the village green where many of the upstairs windows are wide open to catch any breeze and ladies are out in skirts, blouses and hats. The most attractive part of the scene, for some at least, is the fact that there is a dog on display! Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: Circa 1900 NLI Ref: CLON590 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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The location may not be Wales.  A commenter on Flickr found a location on Streetview that looks like it in Broadway, England.
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thisismyhistorybook · 7 years
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Portrait of Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill seated and wearing a striped shirt
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#StPaddysDay  Portrait of Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill seated and wearing a striped shirt by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: A portrait of a gentleman in what looks for all the world like a prisoners striped shirt, and which is dated to 151 years ago. Lord Alan Spencer Churchill must surely be connected to the more famous bearers of that name (both before and after?). What can we find out about him, and why was he a subject for the Dillons of Ahascragh? With thanks to everyone's contributions today, and in particular those from sharon.corbet, beachcomber, and Niall McAuley, it is confirmed that the catalogue is likely correct and this is Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill (1825-1873) photographed in the 1860s. The guys tell us that he is connected (via the Churchill line) to the Duke of Marlborough and Winston Churchill, and (via the Spencer line) to Princess Diana. It is this via this Spencer line that he is also associated to the Clonbrock estate. (His relation Caroline Elizabeth Spencer became Baroness Clonbrock when she married Robert Dillon in the 1830s).... Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: 23 January 1866 NLI Ref: CLON420 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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lickitysplitfoot · 7 years
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In the year 1900, on May 28, there was a total solar eclipse.
This early photograph, taken in Dublin, Ireland, showed Ethel Louisa Dillon, Robert Edward Dillon, Baron Clonbrock, Edward Henry Churchill Crofton, Baron Crofton of Mote, Luke Gerald Dillon, Katie Dillon, May Crofton,  Edith Augusta Dillon, Lord Clonbrock, and a dog named Bobs, among others, awaiting the eclipse outdoors.
Found on Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=waiting+for+the+solar+eclipse&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1&searchToken=drf2qnvxo3zixh4xiwa0s6mep acquired into the public domain from The Clonbrock Collection at the National Library of Ireland on The Commons.
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coffeeatmidnight · 7 years
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Cat on a hot rope leash?
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Cat on a hot rope leash? by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: This fine Clonbrock image shows Mary with her menagerie and Edith Dillon with a cat on a leash in one hand and a fine box camera in the other! With thanks to all of today's contributors, but perhaps sharon.corbet and O Mac in particular, we have fairly concrete confirmation of the location and subjects of this Dillon/Clonbrock family image. Very likely taken at the stables at "Plas Gwynfryn" mansion in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, the image is understood to show first-cousins Edith Augusta Dillon (1878-1964) and Mary Elizabeth Ellis-Nanney (1877-1947). The former possibly a visitor to the house at the time; the latter whose family built the stables and mansion in the late 1870s. It was seemingly ruined by fire nearly 100 years later... Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: c.1900 NLI Ref: CLON706 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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natalyalu · 8 years
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Sir Charles Ball and Jerry
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Sir Charles Ball and Jerry by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: Subtitled in the catalogue as "old man wearing overcoat patting dog on steps", this tender moment is from the Clonbrock collection. We knew that much of the detail in the description would be changed in short order, and (as expected) it didn't take an especially eagle-eye to note (as raphy put it) "that ain't no dog yo"... With thanks to input from B-59, beachcomberaustralia and John Spooner on Charles Ball, and sharon.corbet and Niall McAuley on Jerry the lion cub and the lion-house at Dublin zoo, we seem to have the full trifecta with this one: date, location and subject. The klaxons have disturbed the night porter here at Library Towers. I'll be getting a note from HR again.... Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: 23 February 1907 NLI Ref: CLON1697 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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vintageoculus · 5 years
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Portrait of a lady
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Portrait of a lady by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: The blessing of the Clonbrock Collection is that it gives us insights into a very privileged aspect of Irish society at a time of change. The wealth, the opulence, the comfort were contrary to the everyday experience of the majority of the population, yet these were people who took an active part in Irish life within their own milieu. Today's image of a room crowded with fine furniture and featuring the portrait of a beautiful young woman can wing us back to that era that is now, sadly, gone! Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: c.1900 NLI Ref: CLON1166 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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coffeeatmidnight · 7 years
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MAY YOUR DAYS be LONG & HAPPY!
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MAY YOUR DAYS be LONG & HAPPY! by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: At a time of year when darkness greets the early morning riser and accompanies the worker home from her/his labours the greeting above must have been especially provided to cheer us up? While the general location and date have been established in advance some questions arise from this image! What was the occasion to merit such a felicitous greeting? Is the stone walled avenue still in existence? What was the name of the horse? While I am tempted to say "answers on a postcard please?" we all know what happened the last time I did so we will settle for answers below! Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection Date: 25 January 1905 NLI Ref: CLON169 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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vintageoculus · 4 years
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Charrette à chien, peut-être en France? Est-ce la rue de Riosspelk? by National Library of Ireland on The Commons Via Flickr: The catalogue description gives us "A woman and two men pushing and pulling a cart with a child on it along a cobblestone street, possibly in France, Rue de Riosspelk". Well you all know that we like to have a good foreign shot from time to time, what can you tell us about this cracking photo from the Dillons? +++ UPDATE +++ Well, this was our very first photograph ever that featured a dog pulling a cart! Lovely that after all these years, we're still finding unexpected gems in our photos. derangedlemur and Niall McAuley weren't long in narrowing this “Out Foreign” Dillon family photograph to Belgium, then to Brussels. And with Sharon Corbet’s help, we found ourselves located on the Rue aux Laines. Photographers: Dillon Family Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon Collection: Clonbrock Photographic Collection Date: 1860-1930 NLI Ref: CLON1330 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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