Local
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Lives
of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands of time.
'Psalm of Life' by H.W.Longfellow
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Down
Memory Lane8
Railways
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Centenary of Barrow Railway Bridge: Old photograph (1906) of the Barrow Railway Bridge at Great
Island. Built between 1902 and 1906 by Scotsman William Arrol,
it is the longest railway bridge in Ireland at 2,131 feet
approx.
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Another view of the Barrow Bridge from the Arrol
Collection taken in April 27/ 1905 |
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From 1902 this photo shows the
Dunbrody Railway bridge, over the River Pill, under
construction.
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Waterford Hunt at Campile Station
1934
In 1934 The Waterford Hunt travelled to Campile for a
meeting of the Wexford/Waterford Hunt. On the right is
John Murphy of Ballykerogue and on left is the master of
the Waterford Hunt. The footbridge in the background was
taken down in 2004 unfortunately and now stands in
Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford. |
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Plaque at Campile Railway station which was unveiled
on August 12 2006 in memory of those who built the
Barrow Railway bridge in 1906. |
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