Keywords: Ireland, Sligo - Walsh's Royal Mail and Day Car.jpg Not even room for a little 'un on this packed day car in Sligo town Destinations advertised outside Walsh's were Ballina Bundoran Enniskillen Ballyshannon and Roscommon Thanks to http //www flickr com/photos/johnspooner John Spooner we now know this photo was taken on Corcoran's Mall in Sligo and he found great info on Walsh's schedules from Slater's 1870 directory for Sligo To BALLINA from Corcoran's Mall a Mail Car every morning at fifty-five minutes past six and a Van at halfpast two afternoon To BALLYSHANNON from Corcoran's Mall a Mail Car every morning at six; also a Day Car at twenty minutes past two afternoon during summer months only To ENNISKILLEN Cars leave WALSH'S Office Corcoran's Mall every day Sunday excepted at seven in the morning See comments on Flick page for how John worked out that the trip from Sligo to Ballyshannon worked out at an average of 6 75 mph Date 1880s Flickr http //flickr com/photos/47290943 N03/7220471568 Walsh's Royal Mail and Day Car <br>NLI Source http //catalogue nli ie/Record/L_CAB_02021 1885-00-01 00 00 00 Robert French 1841-1917 photographer - National Library of Ireland on The Commons User Flickr upload bot/upload-pd 21 25 3 September 2013 UTC Ww2censor 54 271251 -8 470662 source Flickr PD-Old Royal Mail coaches Sligo Black and white photographs Postal vehicles Philatelic uploads by Ww2censor |