XPW042374 IRELAND (1933). General View, Clonnel, Tipperary, Ireland, 1933. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing West.

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Title [XPW042374] General View, Clonnel, Tipperary, Ireland, 1933. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing West.
Reference XPW042374
Date 1933
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Place name CLONNEL
Parish IRELAND
District
Country IRELAND
Easting / Northing 12205, 288105
Longitude / Latitude -7.697398, 52.353381
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Burnt out infantry Barracks

Raggaroo
Friday 1st of November 2019 03:36:12 PM
Original workhouse later became facory (Bulmers was in Dowds LAne in Center of town)

Raggaroo
Tuesday 17th of September 2019 02:28:46 PM
Clonmel Rowing Club

Raggaroo
Tuesday 17th of September 2019 02:26:16 PM
Clonmel District and Mental Hospitals on the north and western side of the town.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:52:17 PM
14th century St.Mary's Church encorporating remnants of the former town walls.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:50:37 PM
Abbey Road leading into Marlfield Road

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:48:40 PM
New factory unit at west end of the town, mostly associated with cider making (Bulmer's).

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:47:21 PM
St.Mary's RC Cathedral, built 1837-50, in Neo-Classical style, Irishtown.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:44:54 PM
Gladstone Street

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:38:49 PM
Workhouse Bridge

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:35:45 PM

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:35:04 PM
Old Bridge across to Suir Island and southern part of Clonmel at Spring Gardens and Monacallee.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:34:13 PM
O'Connell Street

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:31:44 PM
Parnell Street

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:31:05 PM
County Waterford, south of the boundary formed west of the town by the Suir.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:30:19 PM
County boundary between Tipperary and Waterford is extended southwards to include most of Clonmel Borough.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:29:01 PM
New housing estates in NE of town, between Davis Road and the Waterford-Limerick railway line.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:27:01 PM
Military Barracks

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:24:53 PM
These barracks were named after local poet, writer and revolutionary, Charles J. Kickham (1826-82), and a statue is located in nearby Tipperary Town to commemorate his achievements.

John Swain
Monday 13th of October 2014 11:03:15 AM

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:23:12 PM
Waterford Road

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:22:35 PM
Small factory units

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:19:50 PM

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:19:06 PM
Gashouse Bridge to Raheen

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:18:33 PM

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:16:45 PM
Horsejumping Enclosure

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:16:07 PM
Riverside towpath downstream to Carrick.

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:14:07 PM

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 02:13:13 PM

User Comment Contributions

As befits a name Cluain Meala, meaning "meadow of honey", Clonmel has thrived on the waters and productive soils of the Suir Valley and has associated industries such as meat, cider, mineral waters and soft drinks, woollens, in addition to fellmongery, light engineering (car components and prams) and footwear. It is the largest town in County Tipperary and has been the foremost urban centre in the region for centuries. In 1821, the population reached a peak of 15,590, which has been rivalled only in very recent times (15,793 in 2011). When this image was taken in 1933, the town contained fewer than 9,500, which is hardly surprising bearing in mind the devastating drop in the county's population from 435,000 in 1841 to 138,000 in 1936. There has been a slight recovery in post-Emergency times to 149,000 in 2006.

An important stone-built railway station was located on the north side of the town (not in picture) in 1852, with links to both Waterford and Limerick. East of the station, there was a branch line to Thurles, from 1879 until 1967, which provided the essential contact with Dublin. A rail siding from Clonmel Junction served Powerstown Park until 1971, close to the famous racecourse of the same name, which was founded in 1813 and refurbished in 1998. Clonmel's pre-eminence as a river port in the 18th and 19th centuries faded with the development of the railway from the 1850s onwards.

Clonmel has been capital of the county since 1328 and has served as the administrative centre for the South Riding of Tipperary from 1838. This writer has known the town for 50 years and it remains one of his favourite localities within the Republic!

John Swain
Sunday 12th of October 2014 03:29:29 PM