MAKE A MEME View Large Image George Glendenning monument-Octagon, Westport, County Mayo (21024450231).jpg For many towns a four-sided square is sufficient Not so for the planned town of Westport - where norms are doubled to form the Octagon The http //www ...
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Keywords: George Glendenning monument-Octagon, Westport, County Mayo (21024450231).jpg For many towns a four-sided square is sufficient Not so for the planned town of Westport - where norms are doubled to form the Octagon The http //www buildingsofireland ie/niah/search jsp type record county MA regno 31212088 octagonal monument in the centre was originally erected in the mid-19th century in memory of a wealthy local - a decade or so ahead of the first date in our catalogue's 1865-1914 range But we wondered whether we could refine the date range for this Lawrence/French shot That the statue still http //www mayo-ireland ie/en/towns-villages/westport/history/george-clendining html had a head and appeared unaffected by damage that /photos/beachcomberaustralia/ beachcomberaustralia noted confirmed that the image likely didn't exceed the late 1910s However our eagle-eyed sleuths were able to refine further /photos/129555378 N07/ sharon corbet was quick to point out that the distant spire put the earliest date in the 1870s /photos/91549360 N03/ O Mac PRO suggested that the electric lights might imply an early 20th-century date - and this seems to have been confirmed by a 1902 date in the graffiti spotted by /photos/beachcomberaustralia/ beachcomberaustralia and corroborated by /photos/gnmcauley/ Niall McAuley and /photos/8468254 N02/ derangedlemur Ultimately through the community's efforts we have learned that the monument did succumb to various attempts and the original statue of George Glendenning 1770-1843 was replaced by one of St Patrick in the late 20th century Photographer http //catalogue nli ie/Author/Home author French 20Robert 201841-1917 20photographer French Robert 1841-1917 Contributors Lawrence William 1840-1932 Collection http //catalogue nli ie/Collection/vtls000313414 Lawrence Photograph Collection Date Listed as ca 1865-1914 but likely ca 1902 NLI Ref http //catalogue nli ie/Record/vtls000319286 L_ROY_07558 You can also view this image and many thousands of others on the NLI ™s catalogue at http //catalogue nli ie catalogue nli ie https //www flickr com/photos/nlireland/21024450231/ Octagon Westport County Mayo Circa 1902 https //www flickr com/people/47290943 N03 National Library of Ireland on The Commons http //www nli ie/en/flickr-commons aspx National Library of Ireland on The Commons Flickr Commons 53 799279 -9 524749 source Flickr Flickr-no known copyright restrictions PD-Old National Library of Ireland on The Commons https //flickr com/photos/47290943 N03/21024450231 2015-09-01 01 56 05 No known copyright restrictions Graffiti Images from the National Library of Ireland Robert FrenchWestport County Mayo Ireland in the 1900s Monuments and memorials in County Mayo
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