Saddycove strand, Dublin.

Saddycove strand, Dublin.

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Lantern slide depicting Sandycove strand with a view of the 'forty foot hole' Dublin, a promontory from which people have been swimming in the Irish sea for the past approximate 250 years. There is no definitive explanation for how the name came about, thought it is thought it was named after the 42nd Highland Regiment of Foot (now known as the Black Watch), a regiment of the British Army, which is said to have been stationed here. In the photograph can be seen a group of people standing on the promontory. Originally catalogued as 'D 3 IX 38' with the label 'Sandycove'.

Betty Maguire

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI Lantern Slide, Box 16

BOX16_065

11/06/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern slide collection

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern slides

Country: Ireland

County: Dublin

Logainm County Link: http://www.logainm.ie/100002.aspx

Town: Dublin City

Logainm Town Link: http://www.logainm.ie/1375542.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.289486

Longitude: -6.11399

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