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Stirling Bridge - Clonsilla to Dunboyne

Where there is Irish Rail, there will be destruction of Ireland's railway built heritage. And so it was with the reopening of the Clonsilla to Dunboyne railway. Stirling Bridge was located between Clonsilla and Dunboyne and unlike the nearby bridge on the R149, it was demolished. The replacement is to the left.

I will admit, this is the first such concrete span I have seen installed anywhere on the Irish railway network and whilst I do not support the demolition of original arched structures in the first place, I will give qualified applause to Irish Rail for this replacement. May it be the template for all other locations where absolute necessity requires the demolition of an original arch span.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The BBC have reported that archaeologists have discovered the source of a Roman aquaduct that supplied water to Rome. The source contains a reservoir into which water naturally drained to be carried some 40km through man made tunnels to Rome.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The Irish Examiner has reported that the archives of the Murphy's Brewery in Cork are now online, courtesy of University College Cork - the archives having been transferred to UCC by Heineken - the owner of the brewery.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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Newstalk.ie are broadcasting a programme this Saturday (Jan 30th) at 21:00 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Farranfore - Valentia branch (on 30th January 1960). This will be a reading of an article by the late James O'Dea from the Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society (Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society Vol. 10 No. 56 p.132-6).

As a format for bringing the history of a line to the attention of the wider public, it is very good and I would personally welcome similar initiatives in respect of other lines, especially as there will be many more 50th anniversary of closure dates coming up over the next 5 years.

For those who missed the live broadcast, it is available to listen on the Newstalk website at the following link: http://media.newstalk.ie/podcast/18314/

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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Conway Mill in West Belfast is in the process of being adaptively reused and the first phase of the development was opened today by the Northern Ireland Assembly Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie MLA.

Conway Mill

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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Wikipedia, AKA the Dictatorship of Idiots, likes to hold itself out as accurate. Which is why I came across this message on one of their pages:

This article needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources.

How much more reliable than a primary source do you want, or are you asking for people to make it up?

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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The Downpatrick Railway Society will be holding an exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the closure of the line to Downpatrick.

Anyone with photographs or other memorabilia of the railway in Co. Down is invited to allow these to be used as part of the exhibition.

On a related matter, here at industrialheritageireland.info, I would be happy to host any photos pertaining to same (or any aspect of industrial heritage) at no charge.

Feel free to contact me by replying to this post.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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Here is a link to a UTV programme about the DeLorean Owners Association international convention, held in Northern Ireland every four years. This includes historic still photos and a visit to the factory (reused for other purposes) and the Delorean test track. The video is a full length programme.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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Ulster Television (UTV) will be showing a new series of Hidden Heritage, starting at 2000 on Monday 1st February 2010.

The four part series has a common theme of water and therefore there is likely to be items of IH interest therein.

Readers of the site unable to receive UTV may be able to watch on www.u.tv/uplayer.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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Whilst doing a tidy up at home today, I came across a photocopy of Iris Oifiguil, the official journal of State Notices for the Republic of Ireland.

This particular edition (31st August 2001) noted the addition of the Former Greenore and Railway Station and Hotel to the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) of County Louth upon the recommendation of the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.

Fast forward to 2010 and both are no more, removed from the RPS by the short sightedness of the county councillors in Co. Louth and the owners of Greenore Port.

Days Hotel Belfast - located in a lovely area of Belfast where the Union Jack flies from every lamppost and the kerbstones are painted blue white and red.

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