Thursday, 2 October 2025

Balbriggan Lighthouse and other local Photo's

 North County Dublin.

Balbriggan.

A Tidal Harbour Lighthouse.

Balbriggan Lighthouse

A few scenes from around the Balbriggan area, quite a picturesque town.

Balbriggan, County Dublin


North County Dublin, Balbriggan

Balbriggan Harbour

Balbriggan Village

Balbriggan Village

Plaque where once was located the ;

Great Harwood Industrial and Co-Operative Provision Society Limited 1864.

This was in a time when employers such as Cadburys Chocolate and Guinness Beers built housing, model villages, towns, playgrounds and even baths and markets for the locals and their employees.

They felt a moral imperative to care for the less well off in their communities and actively contribute to the building and maintenance of functioning local society.

Today we have BEZOS and MUSK instead..... taking, taking, taking.

Co-ops and different types of communal " societies" were commonplace in Europe throughout the 19th Century.

The 21st Century has largely seen the disappearance of such enterprises which were solely concerned with a type of collectivisation and the common good.

Alas BEZOS and MUSK et al, would quickly put a stop to such "outrages against consumerism".




Balbriggan Beach

Balbriggan Beach

Balbriggan Beach

Balbriggan

Balbriggan Beach

There was a long history of Hosiery and Clothing manufacturing in Balbriggan and indeed a type of Long Johns were known as "Balbriggans".

Claim to fame; Apparently in a movie at one time John Wayne, the famous Hollywood actor called or his "Balbriggans".

Balbriggan

Balbriggan

The small River Bracken enters the Sea at Balbriggan is alive with Grey wagtails and swooping Swifts along with the occasional Heron and snowy white little Egret.







Napoleonic 1800's Martello Tower at Balbriggan.

Martello Tower, Balbriggan, Dublin, Ireland

A Martello Tower, Balbriggan, Dublin, Ireland

Breamore Castle

Balbriggan Harbour.




Balbriggan Harbour