Friday, June 13, 2014

Rathfriland and Hilltown Snapshots

I'm working on several projects this weekend, but want to add a fun one that I completed years ago.  I found several undated early snapshots of Rathfriland and Hilltown on ebay and had to buy them.  When I visited Ireland in 2005 I went about recreating the images.  The original photos are certainly from the early 1900's.  The Graham's were gone by then, but the images were probably fairly close to what they would have seen before leaving for America.  It was a blast to figure out exactly where the photos were taken from and to recreate them.

A Bird's eye view of Rathfriland, from Drumlough





























































 Downpatrick Street and Mourne Mountains, Rathfriland



























































Main Street, Rathfriland.

























































Hilltown Road and Valley, Rathfriland




























Church Street, from the Church, Rathfriland

























 Dromore Street and Bann Hill, Rathfriland




























































The 8 mile Bridge and River Bann at Hilltown



























The River Bann at Hilltown





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