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| Keywords: hearne's hearnes hearne & co. ltd. hearnecoltd ireland munster the quay thequay great fire salvage sale greatfiresalvagesale fire friday 23rd april 1915 1910s a.h. poole ahpoole arthur henri poole arthurhenripoole poole collection poolecollection glass negative glassnegative shops portlairge steam dredger steamdredger redmond bridge redmondbridge mudboat flemings castle flemingscastle suir dublin dockyard co. dublindockyardco butter market buttermarket side car sidecar knockane villa knockanevilla soldier barefoot children barefootchildren children waterford national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome snow outdoor black and white In a fine example of "You can't keep a good company down", here is Hearne's temporary new shop on the quayside in Waterford, in business exactly 3 weeks after a devastating fire on Friday, 2 April. The Great Fire Salvage Sale was for 4 days only, and began on the day this photo was taken. The boat behind Hearne's shop has been identified by ofarrl as the Portlairge, a steam dredger known around Waterford as the Mudboat: "Built in 1907 by the Dublin Dockyard Co. she was the last working steamship in Ireland when she was retired in 1980." Meanwhile Niall McAuley found the Portlairge at its new home in Saltmills, Co. Wexford. Date: Friday, 23 April 1915 NLI Ref.: P_WP_2607 In a fine example of "You can't keep a good company down", here is Hearne's temporary new shop on the quayside in Waterford, in business exactly 3 weeks after a devastating fire on Friday, 2 April. The Great Fire Salvage Sale was for 4 days only, and began on the day this photo was taken. The boat behind Hearne's shop has been identified by ofarrl as the Portlairge, a steam dredger known around Waterford as the Mudboat: "Built in 1907 by the Dublin Dockyard Co. she was the last working steamship in Ireland when she was retired in 1980." Meanwhile Niall McAuley found the Portlairge at its new home in Saltmills, Co. Wexford. Date: Friday, 23 April 1915 NLI Ref.: P_WP_2607 | ||||
