52 Lower Glanmire Rd, Cork

Beside Cork railway station.
First house on RHS outside gate of railway station, at end of block whose back walls are the railway yard.

52 Lower Glanmire Rd. Photo 2006. See full size.
Light adjusted digitally. See original.
See alternate shot.

This house was railway property.

Blennerhassett Cashel was superintendant for the railway,
moved here sometime 1891 to 1895,
lived here until his retirement 1911.

Now "Tara House" Bed and Breakfast.

Front door.
Perhaps late Georgian / early Victorian. Note boot scraper.
Photo 2006. See full size.

Strange number "153" inside front door. Maybe got door frame from another house.
Photo 2006. See full size.

The back of the house, showing access to railway yard. Photo 2006. See full size.
See alternate shot.

Video 2006 showing the railway yard and the back of the house.
From here. Hosted at my YouTube account.
Download AVI file.

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