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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #108 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 02:37 BST (UK) »
Re the closeup photo of 'tram tacks' posted by George ...

If the procession was following a horse drawn hearse, this might leave tracks like those seen in a light fall of snow.

I notice that on the straight stretch of road, that the possible wheel marks are in a line as if the back wheels followed the front wheels precisely, but as the 'cart' turns the corner slightly, the back and front wheels follow a slightly different path, as can be seen by two sets of tracks.

(Apologies if someone has already pointed this out  ;))

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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #109 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 03:21 BST (UK) »
Another who has been reading with interest but hasn't yet commented...

Could the road cobbles be wet from recent rain and the light colour be from the water reflecting the overcast sky?

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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #110 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 07:37 BST (UK) »
As there is no snow lying on the tree branches nor the masonry of the surrounding fence/wall of the building to the left (church or whatever) I go with the refractive effect of rain in natural lioght on cobbles and the process of developing of the early photographs.

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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #111 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 07:58 BST (UK) »
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I go with the refractive effect of rain in natural lioght on cobbles

...  But the visible parts of the churchyard, and the free area before the procession seem very white to me. It suggests a light snowfall, which has now mostly gone.  Some (not all) of the tree branches seem to still have some snow on them and the "wet-look" of the cobbles could be because the snow that was there has now been trodden away.


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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #112 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 08:39 BST (UK) »
Instead of a funeral could it be a Corpus Christi Procession, boy scouts and cubs play a part in that as do local public services like fire brigade and police as well as local dignitaries.
check this out for interest www.dunlaoghairecounty.ie

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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #113 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 08:46 BST (UK) »
Feast of Corpus Christi falls in June in Australia, which of course June down here is wintertime .... surely it would be a June date in Dun L .... has it snowed in June in Dun L ? 

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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #114 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 08:48 BST (UK) »
ummm.... There's snow on the roof of each of the motorcars ....  ::)
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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #115 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 08:51 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Flattybasher9 on Tuesday 13 September 11 07:37 BST (UK)
As there is no snow lying on the tree branches nor the masonry of the surrounding fence/wall of the building to the left (church or whatever) I go with the refractive effect of rain in natural lioght on cobbles and the process of developing of the early photographs.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_tramways
See what you mean - a lot of these photos are similar. (How stupid they were to kill off the trams.)

On the other hand Berlin Bob is right about light snow fall. However removing the snow argument opens up the photo to be taken any month of the year given the vagaries of Irish weather......

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Re: Whose funeral is this?
« Reply #116 on: Tuesday 13 September 11 08:57 BST (UK) »
"ummm.... There's snow on the roof of each of the motorcars ....  ::)"

What about the "White-wall tyres". Deep snow?? :D :D

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