Category: Site Updates

Last weekend was due to have been Heritage Open Days in Northern Ireland and I had booked to attend an event in Belfast as part of this.

As I also had a few stations on the Larne Line that I had not visited and photographed, I booked a B&B near Ballycarry with a view to using the excellent NIR Day Tracker (only available on Sundays) which allows all NIR network travel for the full day for £8.

Unfortunately, the event was cancelled due to an outporing of emotion over the passing of a person who, in a 1st world 21st century society, should not have the importance attached to her that she had.

As I had already booked my accommodation and train travel (up on Saturday and back on Sunday) I quickly drew up an alternative plan for Saturday, which took shape in the form of walking the Lagan Navigation from Lisburn back towards Belfast.

For various reasons, I only got from the point where the navigation disappeared under the M1 motorway back to Lambeg, however, I will be returning this weekend to walk from Lambeg back to Belfast.

In advance of posting the photos taken online, I have created a map of the Lagan Navigation (1st draft only) and this is online.

In advance of starting to roll out a full map of the Royal Canal with inset maps at a larger scale, I have slightly refreshed the map that was on the site, which will act as the front page to the Royal Canal section of the site.

I was in Waterford in July and took photographs of the station there, which I have now added to the site. This is the updated photo gallery page for Waterford Station.

I have added a photo and photo gallery for each of the following Cork Stations:

Ballymartle

Bandon

Bandon West Cork

Blarney (Cork & Muskerry)

Castlebernard

Crookstown Road

Donoughmore

Farrangalway

Firmount

Fox’s Bridge

Kilcrea

Kinsale

Knockane

Saint Annes

Tower Bridge

Upton

I have added a photo and photo gallery to the following Cork station pages:

Ballinascarthy

Ballineen

Clonakilty Junction

Courtmacsharry

Desert

Enniskeen

Skeaf

Timoleague

I have added a photo and photo gallery page for the following Cork stations:

Aughaville

Baltimore

Bantry

Bantry Hilltop

Church Cross

Drimoleague Junction

Dunmanway

Durrus Road

Hollyhill

Kilcoe

Knockbue

Madore

Newcourt

Skibbereen

I have updated the Gazetteer for another 3 stations in West Cork, with:

Schull

Woodlands Halt

Ballydehob

getting a photograph and photos added.

Located on the outskirts of Mitchelstown, Brigown siding was a siding and loading bank for military use.

Although not on the current version of the Gazetteer, I have created a page for it.

I have started to update the photos from my recent trips around Ireland. As a result of this:

Horse & Jockey

Farranalean

Laffansbridge

Mitchelstown

Glanworth

Ballindangan

stations have had a primary photo added as well as a photo gallery.

No, I’m not selling shares or looking for money (I develop and maintain this site as a labour of love).

Many years ago, I purchased half a dozen cancelled share certificates of old Irish companies (5 railway and 1 mining) and I have added a section to the site to display these, which can be found here.

I have also made a few small administrative changes, such as automating the copyright date at the foot of each page, which I have updated a few pages with and will be rolling out to all pages as time progresses.

The IH Venues page has also had a refresh, with the links to such locations now in 2 columns, giving a better look. I took the opportunity to check all links were valid and removed a couple that are no longer present.