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Oh it’s six miles from Bangor to Donaghadee by National Library of Ireland on The Commons
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Ballymagee Street in Bangor, County Down on a fine day with an omnibus complete with destination plate to put our location on the map, so to speak! I do love posting photographs like this with so much going on, shops, awnings, clothing, traffic etc. The title comes from the song The Auld Orange Flute Oh, it’s six miles from Bangor to Donaghadee Now Bob, the deceiver, he took us all in He married a Papist called Bridget McGinn Turned Papish himself and forsook the old cause That gave us our freedom, religion and laws Photographer: Robert FrenchCollection:Lawrence Photograph Collection Date: Circa 1865 - 1914 NLI Ref: L_ROY_11218 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

The Windmill and Castle but not a pint to be had! by National Library of Ireland on The Commons
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Castles and windmills, stacks on the lea stone walls and cottages out near the sea, telegraph poles, quarry holes blackberries too All kinds of everything remind me of you! Dalkey Hill as none of us have ever seen it! Photographer: Robert FrenchCollection:Lawrence Photograph Collection Date: Circa 1865 - 1914 NLI Ref: L_CAB_07245 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie