Train station Island Road Station, Co. Sligo - Public domain photograp...
Island Road Station, Co.Sligo, was the second intermediate station on the Ballaghaderreen branch, which ran from Kilfree Junction on the Midland Great Western Railway's Dublin to Sligo line. Island Road had a s... More
Robert French - All aboard the "Cherry-bounce"
Happy tourists or day trippers loading up outside McNeill's Hotel in Larne, Co. Antrim, under the watchful eye of the local constabulary. We think McNeill's was near Dunluce Street. Have hazarded "charabanc" as... More
A street scene in Cork with tram and passengers!
This is a street scene from Cork with an electric tram and would be passengers. This is from the Fergus O'Connor collection...The Location was correctly Identified as Douglas village in Cork in very quick time... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Soldiers Going Away II
Thanks to Niall McAuley ( gnmcauley/ ) for confirmation that this photo was taken at Adelphi Quay in Waterford, and that sign at top right is for Soldiers' Home. And we're indebted to whoever packed the luggag... More
Tea Time, Galway, Ireland
Members of either the Sheridan or O'Brien families enjoying a meal at their camp site at Loughrea, Co. Galway...Date: May 1954..NLI Ref.: WIL k4[54] ( vtls000046941 )
An Inspection Car at Straffan Train Station
An Inspection Car at Straffan Train Station, Co. Kildare...Date: Friday, 31 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/92 ( vtls000305433 )
April 10, 1965, Leinster, Ireland
Fred McDonagh in his Signal Cabin, Enfield, Co. Meath at 1.55 p.m...We got some lovely information on Fred from his grandson Traingraham:."A wonderfull photo of my Grandad, he was just after moving from Moyvall... More
January 26, 1970, Cork, Ireland
Cars parked on St. Patrick's Hill in Cork City. Added this one, as it's a mirror image from up the hill of this photo from circa 1900 ( nlireland/6627415775/ ) .....Date: Monday, 26 January 1970..NLI Ref.: ODEA... More
Unidentified = Eel Weir taken from Town Bridge in Athlone, Co. Westmea...
Thought this was probably on the River Shannon somewhere, but excellent that we now have a proper location for this Lawrence Collection photo that previously had only the rather sad title of Unidentified on our... More
Arthur Henri Poole - On Deck of S.S. Coningbeg
More funnels than you could shake a stick at on the deck of the S.S. Coningbeg, on the River Suir in Waterford...Date: Saturday, 14 March 1914..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2541a ( P_WP_2541a )
Red Bay Arch, with man on bicycle
This morning we go up north to the Arch at Red Bay and a fine upright bicycle. ..With thanks to B-59 ( /photos/66311327@N05/ ) , swordscookie ( /photos/swordscookie/ ) and beachcomberaustralia ( /photos/beach... More
Up Sinn Féin, Leinster, Ireland
Not a political statement, but words that were chalked on the side of this Austin Armoured Car outside Mounjoy Prison in Dublin during a hunger strike. There were a number of hunger strikes between 1918 and the... More
Player's Please, Leinster, Ireland
Glorious searchlit photo of the heart of Dublin, with the city en fête for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress...Date: (Almost certainly) Saturday, 25 June 1932..NLI Ref.: IND_H_2068 ( IND_H_2068 )
Out of action or just taking a break?
Buses at Broadstone Station in Dublin...Photographer: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=O'Dea,+James+P.+1910-1992+photographer&sort=year+asc&view=grid ) ..Date: November 1958..NLI Ref.... More
All the Sixes, Leinster, Ireland
Taxi driver waiting for a fare (and chatting to another driver leaning on his car?) at the rank in Dublin's O'Connell Street beside the Sacred Heart Shrine...Date: Summer 1964..NLI Ref.: WIL 10[6] ( vtls000047529 )
Dromod Railway Station - A black and white photo of a train station
Had an email from Dromod141 wanting photos of his hometown of Dromod in Co. Leitrim, and especially of the railway station where he grew up in the 1960s. So here's one of the former station on the narrow gauge ... More
Limavady Junction Train Station
Which served Limavady in Co. Londonderry/Derry from 1855 to 1976, I think. Uploaded this at the request of Cuddly Nutter ( shanekillen/ ) ...Up to date with requests, I believe, but please do ask if there are b... More
Electric rail, Giant's Causeway
NLI Ref.: LROY 3337 ( vtls000058785 ) Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robert French - Pilot Office, Belfast
Men working on tracks at the docks in Belfast beside the Pilot Office...Thanks to Gerry Ward ( gerryward/ ) for this great background information:."The Pilot Office stood on the north side of the Lagan at the ... More
Robert French - Cherry Bounce, Galway, Ireland
Completely stealing the title for this one from Little Women where Amy uses the term that the March family's household helper, Hannah, used for Mr. Laurence's Char-a-Banc...This gorgeous touring car is pictured... More
Keep Off Propellor - Public domain image of steamship
Displaying a fine example of Eats, Shoots and Leaves ( http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/854886-eats-shoots-leaves-the-zero-tolerance-approach-to-punctuation ) signage, this is the SS Scotia docked at Holyh... More
Robert French - Moll's Gap, Kerry
Very ominous clouds moving in on these tourists in Kerry. Looks as if they're going to get pelted with rain...From the sign post, Sneem is 15 miles behind them, and they've 14 miles to to to Killarney.....Date:... More
December 9, 1924, Leinster, Ireland
Perched at the back of this jaunting car (holding the umbrella) is the Right Honourable F.O. Roberts, M.P. and British Minister for Pensions, apparently enjoying a ride around St. Stephen's Green...Date: 9 Dece... More
Excursion party, Kings Arms Hotel, Larne, Co. Antrim
NLI Ref.: LROY2346 ( vtls000191891 ) Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arthur Henri Poole - Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
Presuming that if any of you work in Elfin Safety you're having a caniption looking at this photo of work on the tower of St. John's Church on Parnell Street, Waterford.....Information in our catalogue record i... More
Locomotive That's some test run..., Public domain image
A girl surveys the wreckage and clean up operation after a train crash at Newbridge, Co. Kildare...Date: Friday, 7 September 1962..NLI Ref.: ODEA32/68 ( vtls000148548 )
Arthur Henri Poole - What's going on here then?
All we have is that it was taken in Waterford, and "Manor" - Manor Street? Manor Hill? and the title Motor cars in yard...Any and all ideas as to what the yokes are along the wall will be entertained.....Date: ... More
The Little Engine That Could...
Had never spotted an engine with a tram before in any of our photos (had there been a breakdown?), so thought you might be interested in this one. We thought it may have been taken near Terenure College in Dubl... More
Dunne, Biplane lantern slide
This could be fun. who, where, when, what?..Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) was on the ball with this one right from kick off, he quickly identified the "Dunne" as John William Dunne!..Dunne worked initi... More
Sloops at anchor in harbour, lighthouse on outcrop in distance
While there is something here for those interested in different sail-plans (Wikipedia) ( Sail-plan ) , I guess the main question here was always going to be "where are we". And in particular whether this Mason ... More
Maia and Mercury Limerick, Ireland
Imperial Airways seaplanes at Foynes, Limerick...On the bottom is Maia, with Mercury above. These planes were made by Short Brothers, and were aimed at solving the problem of getting heavily loaded aircraft int... More
Portobello, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
And was it 6 o'clock when Elinor Wiltshire took this photo of a tram (no. 15?) crossing the canal at Portobello in Dublin?..Date: 1941-October 1948..NLI Ref.: WIL 75[2] ( vtls000049995 )
GSR Class L2 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Kingsbridge, Dublin City, Co. Dublin...Our first O'Dea railway related photograph is a while. OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) Tells us that this is the Inchicore Works rather than Kingsbridge Station Dubli... More
April 24, 1960, Leinster, Ireland
This fine trio are Mr J. Malone and his son, accompanied by their terrier who was in full voice by the looks of things, all pictured at Ashtown Train Station, Dublin. The photographer James O'Dea had obviously ... More
January 14, 1967, Leinster, Ireland
Four wheel bulk cement wagons (nicknamed "Bubbles") at Kildare Train Station. See the comments below for a ton of information from Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) on these Bubbles.....Ellen-Mai contributed that ... More
Cargo trains, Limerick City, Co. Limerick.
Eiretrains ( /photos/flyingsnail/ ) Tells us, this whole area of Limerick was known as Carey's Road Yard, one of two large railway goods handling areas in Limerick City (the other being located the passenger ... More
Robert French - Temprance Bar! postcard
Bad spelling over the door aside, surely a Temperance Bar is a bit of a contradiction in terms?..The main focus here is Thomas Strand's establishment at no. 5 Tivoli Terrace in Lisdoonvarna (lovely lamp lurking... More
Robert French - No. 74 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Lovely location for a railway station, at the foot of the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary. Am I raving or have we seen engine 74 somewhere else? And was this part of the Great Southern and Western Railway?..Date: C... More
When the boat comes in..., Cork, Ireland
This pier should be somewhere near our Telegraph and Post Office ( nlireland/8366240991/ ) at Adrigole in West Cork. Hoping that Peg ( 92418093@N08/8434107109 ) of Peg's Shop in Adrigole (via Bearaboy ( 92418... More
Steam Shovel Limerick, Ireland
A Siemens-Bauunion Steam Shovel is eased through the streets of Limerick (from the Docks) on its way to work on the construction of the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme at Ardnacrusha...The rather unwieldy looking... More
Early automobiles - Market Square, Letterkenny
Centuries of transport methods colliding in the bustling Market Square at Letterkenny in Donegal.....Date: 1928??..From Wikipedia, Donegal motor registration numbers were: IH 1 to IH 9999 (Dec 1903 - Jan 1952).... More
Leonardo at Lahinch - A group of men standing around a small plane
This is the Leonardo da Vinci, aka NR 13137, resting comfortably after an emergency landing near Lahinch, Co. Clare, and captured by an Irish Independent photographer...This was part of the account in the newsp... More
December 31, 1958, Leinster, Ireland
Kind of a sad one for our Pic of the Day from New Year's Eve in 1958. This is the last train ever to run from Harcourt Street Station in Dublin...This photo ran in the Irish Independent on New Year's Day 1959, ... More
Trains lined up at sheds, Adelaide, Co. Antrim.
To start the week we have an O'Dea shot from Co. Antrim to warm us up on a cold and wet July day!..Thanks to Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) for the location and his notes on the crest which can be seen ... More
At Thurles Railway Station, Co. Tipperary
This is driver Tom Crowe on the right. Unfortunately we don't know his buddy's name, yet!..Date: Sunday, 24 July 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 26/61 ( vtls000305595 )
Robert French - H.M.S. Melampus in all her glory
Taken at the harbour in Kingstown, Co. Dublin - now renamed Dun Laoghaire...Think we might get a bit nautical (not ruling out naughty either) for the next few days, in honour of the Dublin Tall Ships Races Fest... More
Two men pictured with rowboats in a yard - Dun Laoghaire
To end the week we have another Hargrave shot. Labelled as "Two men pictured with rowboats in a yard: in an unidentified location", we though that perhaps the location might seem obvious to some - but not be a... More
Robert French - Castle Street in Sligo Town
This was taken just around the corner from our 1798 Memorial on Market Street ( nlireland/9182730208 ) . Good vista, good mix of businesses, very clear registration number on that motor too (IK 833)…..Wonder wa... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Hamburg! Urgent!
Men loading plants at William Power & Sons, Waterford. The labels on the huge baskets all say "Hamburg. Urgent". Wondering what plants? Could it be those in the foreground that look like mini Christmas trees. B... More
C.I.E. Barge 37.M at Portobello
This barge had a great audience as it made its way through the lock on the Grand Canal at Portobello, Dublin. And see here for a black and white ( nlireland/6095481943/ ) taken within minutes of this shot...Da... More
Where's the Austin Cambridge, Leinster, Ireland
General view with crane, Adelaide Road, Dublin City, Co. Dublin or where's the Austin Cambridge...Thanks for all the comments and fun today. The Mystery car issue is fascinating, was O'Dea a lazy photographer, ... More
Locomotive October 26, 1963, Public domain image
Locomotives B114 and A37 at the Inchicore Works, Dublin...Date: 26 October 1963..NLI Ref.: ODEA37/49 ( vtls000148624 )
Locomotive Filling her up, Public domain image
This is engine 207 (aka Boyne) at Conniberry, Co. Laois. According to our catalogue, this picture was taken while 207 was "getting coal supplies". However, the consensus from comments below is that it is water ... More
Christy Mahon on the phone, Leinster, Ireland
Our regular roving railway reporter Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) asked for some help, and I was happy to oblige. He's nearing the end of his college work (a photographic project on the former railways in Co. ... More
March 19, 1961, Cork, Ireland
Bill County taking a breather in the Signal Cabin, Albert Quay in Cork city at around 10.55 by the look of the clock...Date: Sunday, 19 March 1961..NLI Ref.: ODEA 24/58 ( vtls000305401 )
Ballyhooly, Co. Cork, 1991, Cork, Ireland
This one is for those of you who've been complaining over the past few weeks about the modern photos being crowded or cluttered by cars - you know who you are, not looking at anyone in particular - well, maybe ... More
Bangor Castle I - Public domain image of steamship
Paddle steamer Bangor Castle en fête for some big event! We don't know where this was taken. Can just make out ...KLOW at extreme left on the prow of the steamer behind the Bangor Castle...Date: 1860-1883..NLI ... More
Arthur Henri Poole - February 24, 1914
These are the crew members of a Norwegian vessel, who survived what is known as the Fethard Lifeboat Disaster...These men were on board their vessel, The Mexico (with its cargo of mahogany and cedar from Mexico... More
Arthur Henri Poole - December 18, 1928
Proud array of Morris cars on the forecourt of Mr John Kelly's garage at Catherine Street, Waterford. Kelly's was the sole district agent for Morris cars...The car on extreme left has a sign in the window with ... More
That'll never take off! - Public domain engraving
Taken at the High Power Broadcasting Station, Moydrum, near Athlone. At the time, it was expected that construction would be finished by the end of October or in early November...It was reported in the Irish In... More
December 25, 1959 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
This is the steam boat train crossing the pier at Dun Laoghaire, Dublin on Christmas Day, 1959...Date: 25 December 1959..NLI Ref.: ODEA17/97 ( vtls000148319 )
Who pays the Ferryman?, Leinster, Ireland
We've come across some ferries here before, but never one quite like this! Taken on the Royal Canal at Downs, near Mullingar in Co. Westmeath.....Photographer: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Ho... More
February 10, 1967 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Stopping at Mallow North Junction, Co. Cork for today's Pic of the Day. This includes some random birds perching on the telegraph pole, and I think one in the bare branches of a tree. Oddly enough, it's very ra... More
Emptying her out - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
And here is engine 207 (aka Boyne) at Amiens Street Station (now Connolly Station) in Dublin, being emptied of cinders, clinkers, ash.....Date: Sunday, 21 June 1964..NLI Ref.: ODEA 39/38 ( vtls000306968 )
Arthur Henri Poole - Gobble, Gobble!
Turkeys being delivered to Flynn & Young's on Conduit Lane in Waterford.....Could the chap who's lifting up one of the turkeys be the gentleman on the right in this interior shot of .Flynn & Young's ( nlireland... More
Robert French - Post No Bills, Galway, Ireland
Wondering if this is the earliest sighting of a "Post No Bills" warning in our photos (in the archway at the right - no. 18). This is Shop Street, Galway obviously bathed in glorious sunshine, with a horse-draw... More
Portholes, Leinster, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Two chaps eyeing up the hullabaloo at Dun Laoghaire as one of the ships bringing visitors to Dublin for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress docked...Incidentally, if we had a CSI style database of finge... More
No. 9 to Donnybrook, Leinster, Ireland
Trams on the North Circular Road in Dublin...Photographer: James P. O'Dea ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=O'Dea,+James+P.+1910-1992+photographer&sort=year+asc&view=grid ) ..Date: Between June 1937 ... More
Locomotive April 28, 1959, Public domain image
So many of our train shots show gleaming metal and shining livery, that we thought you might like this stripped back view inside the belly of the beast, with a shot of a train engine in the repair shop at (we t... More
March 15, 1959 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
An Irish Railway Records Society special train excursion captured at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. Interesting to see some women in this photo, but maybe they were just locals who came out to see what all the fuss ... More
Tramway demolition, Howth, Co. Dublin
This is the demolition of the Hill of Howth Tramway...The Howth Tram was a tram which circled Howth Head, near Dublin, Ireland, beginning and terminating at Sutton railway station. It operated from June 1901 to... More
Christy Mahon in pensive pose, Leinster, Ireland
Our regular roving railway reporter Flying Snail ( flyingsnail/ ) asked for some help, and I was happy to oblige. He's nearing the end of his college work (a photographic project on the former railways in Co. ... More
Gricers on Bloomsday, Leinster, Ireland
Dave & Christy at train, Straffan, Co. Kildare...I am very happy, OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) has Identified these three men as Dave Murray, Christy Quinn and Fr, O Sullivan, well done Owen...The life o... More
2.45pm leaving, Dundalk, Co. Louth
245 leaving, Dundalk, Co. Louth...It seems that this is not No 245 leaving Dundalk but the 2.45pm leaving Dundalk, thanks to OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) . Owen also tells us that this is a class WT 2-6-... More
"... a foot in foreground" = Ruins of Olderfleet Castle, Larne
Hope none of you are eyeing the foreground uneasily to search for a severed limb, but in our catalogue, this image is titled: "Road approaching village, ruin to right, side-car, tourist party, a foot in foregro... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Penny Farthing
Mr. T. Doyle of Yoletown Roller Mills, Wexford with a penny farthing bicycle. It is not clear whether this bike was Mr. Doyle's, or a rather exotic photographic studio prop...Bob Montgomery 2012 said:."This is ... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Get set!
Thanks to input from Bob Montgomery 2012, we now know that this bicycle race took place on the cycle track built by William G.D. Goff, pioneer cyclist and motorist, in the People's Park, Waterford. The track op... More
Robert French - The Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, circa 1900
This photo was taken probably by Robert French, chief photographer of William Lawrence Photographic Studios of Dublin...You can compare this view of the The Square at Rathdowney with its companion photo ( nlire... More
Arthur Henri Poole - S.S. Dunbrody stranded in Avon
To matters maritime to begin the week, a stranded ship on a shore with supporting craft around it...With thanks to sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) , guliolopez ( /photos/20727502@N00/ ) , swordscookie ... More
St. Patrick, vessel, at Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford
Welcome to a new week and a new set of NLI photographs for your attention. Today we start with a shot from the Mason Collection showing a ship moored at Rosslare Harbour...Following input from B-59 ( /photos/6... More
Robert French - Steamboat, Lough Erne
Sticking with the same collection as yesterday, the catalogue lists this image as "Steam Boat on Lough Erne, Belturbet, Co. Cavan" - implying that it was taken in County Cavan. However, we have a similar Lawren... More
New Living Pictures, Leinster, Ireland
It's killing me that I can't read the detail on the posters outside the Rotunda Round Room, but thought you might like this one in any case... ..There're our gorgeous "bollards" ( nlireland/6509876797/ ) again... More
Armoured train at Inchicore Works
NLI Ref.: HOG101 ( vtls000194440 ) Public domain photograph of a truck, pickup truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Swedford? No, it's Guildford!
Very exciting this morning, Flickroonies - we're venturing onto English soil!..This is an early O'Dea photograph from 1936, allegedly taken in Swedford, England. On a very cursory search, Swedford certainly was... More
March 27, 1959, Leinster, Ireland
Men working in the aftermath of a derailment at Hybla/Ballyneage, Co. Kildare that happened on Thursday, 26 March 1959...Next day's Irish Times reported:."The main line to the South of Ireland was blocked yeste... More
Locomotive December 19, 1959, Public domain image
This is Driver Joe beside his train at Monaghan Railway Station. This train was an Irish Railway Records Society Special Train, and you can see members of the Society fanning out over the tracks in the backgrou... More
December 24, 1960, Leinster, Ireland
Taken on Christmas Eve, 1960, in the Signal Cabin at Clondalkin, Co. Dublin...Date: 24 December 1960..NLI Ref.: ODEA 22/100 ( vtls000305250 )
April 14, 1961 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
This photo was taken at Leixlip, Co. Kildare and shows P. McCormick and other C.I.É workers in the middle of a Staff Exchange. It's a little blurry, but that's all part of the flurry of a staff exchange, which ... More
Just a load of Hot Air, Leinster, Ireland
A hot air balloon, captured mid-inflation at the Canal Festival, Robertstown, Co. Kildare...Date: Sunday, 8 August 1971..NLI Ref.: ODEA 83/4 ( vtls000307861 )
Armagh Man (William Stickers?) laughs in the face of "Post No Bills" s...
Cheating a little with the title of this one, as there is no "Post No Bills" sign to be seen (although we know they existed in Ireland long before ( nlireland/8178145805 ) this photo was taken). However, I fel... More
Robert French - Fast Excursion to the International Exhibition
It looks as if some quite stylish ladies have just alighted from a train at Limerick Railway Station, though they're of no interest to local children who are completely focused on the photographer...Delighted t... More
Robert French - Not Licensed to Sell on Sunday
Wonder if that's the proprietor of the Fair Head Hotel in Antrim, Isabella McLaughlin, lurking in the doorway with ducks around her feet? Now known as "Hunter's Bar in Ballyvoy. The Torr Road starts here and ru... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Sibyl - Public domain image of steamship
As derangedlemur solved today's mystery image ( nlireland/9454962057/ ) in about 30 seconds, presenting today's bonus photograph - the paddle steamer Sibyl (libations to all the maritime gods that for once the... More
Robert French - A lot of horse power in these stables!
These are the stables on the Rockingham Estate in Boyle, Co. Roscommon - home to the King family (the Estate, not the Stables!). It looks as if real horse-drawn conveyances and horse power as we know it today w... More
Train station Oxo Gives Strength! - Public domain photograph.
Soldiers waiting for a train at Newbridge Railway Station in Co. Kildare. They may have been members of the Cavalry Regiment stationed at nearby Newbridge (aka Kilbride?) Barracks ( nlireland/6282142859/ ) ....... More
Blackrock Road, Cork City, Cork, Ireland
This narrow street with an open top electric tram has lots of people about...roaming paddy ( /photos/roamingpaddy/ ) Was spot on with the location very early in the day, Location Identified as Blackrock Road,... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Aeroplane on roof at Barrack Street, Waterford
Thanks to ofarrl ( 33577523@N08/ ) (see comments below), we now have a lot more information about this photo. The crash happened in November 1920 as a "Scout" plane, carrying despatches from Fermoy to Waterfor... More
Yacht : commissioned by Mrs. Stanley Lyons, 62 Leinster Road, Rathmine...
A fine days sailing in the offing with a fine yacht decked out with bunting and flags. Given that it was during the Emergency it seems a bit 'off' but I'm sure life went on!..We did not discover much about the... More
Bullock No. II - Public domain image of steamship
Follow on from Bullock No. I ( nlireland/6271788935/in/photostream/ ) . This shot was taken looking down from the steamer Dún Aengus as the bullock's "swim" was almost finished...Inisheer islanders bringing a b... More
Captains A.S. Wilcockson and D.C.T. Bennett
These are the pilots of Maia and Mercury ( nlireland/6105834384/in/photostream ) ...On 20 July 1938, the Irish Independent reported:."The Mercury, piloted by Capt. Bennett, arrived here [Foynes, Limerick] from ... More