Same Ope – Two Different Days a Quarter of a Century Apart

Same Ope – Two Different Days a Quarter of a Century Apart

These two photographs came to hand while I was travelling back in time through archives over the past few weeks. The photographs show two very different faces of Castleisland’s Main Street and its industry with 24 years of ticking time between them. Two Pieces of Documentary Evidence Two fairly compelling pieces of documentary evidence show…

The Market House 1747 – 2014

The Market House 1747 – 2014

A palpable sense of loss swept through the town and valley on Thursday morning as its commercial flagship, The Market House had lowered its colours for the final time. The line ‘The Market House is Closed’ was on the bush telegraph that morning and on the lips of everyone engaged in conversation on the street.…