Picturesque Whitehead

By PJ O'Donnell

I have written two books about Whitehead. The first, Whitehead: The Town with No Streets, is a comprehensive history of the development of the town from its early beginnings to the present day. The second is a history of Whitehead Golf Club, expanded from a chapter in the original book and written to celebrate the club’s centenary in 2004. While working on both books, I gathered a large number of photographs, pictures and other documents, most of which were incorporated in one or other or both publications. However, for various reasons, I was not able to include many of the photographs which I had accumulated and I would not wish that these should be lost to posterity. In addition, technology continues to advance and I am persuaded that some of the reproduction in the original two books may be improved upon. It is my belief that old pictures of places and events transmit a strong link with the past, often much better than the written word. Consequently, I have compiled here a practical history of Whitehead in which the pictures are left, for the most part, without further comment from me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chequered Flag Publishing
• Release date: Apr 19, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386799320

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PICTURESQUE WHITEHEAD

P.J. O’Donnell

First published in the UK in 2005

ebook edition published 2018

Version 1.0

Copyright © P.J. O’Donnell 2005, 2018

The moral right of the author has been asserted

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This book is sold subject to the condition that it may not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser

Foreword

I have written two books about Whitehead. The first, Whitehead: The Town with No Streets, is a comprehensive history of the development of the town from its early beginnings to the present day. The second is a history of Whitehead Golf Club, expanded from a chapter in the original book and written to celebrate the club’s centenary in 2004.

While working on both books, I gathered a large number of photographs, pictures and other documents, most of which were incorporated in one or other or both publications.

However, for various reasons, I was not able to include many of the photographs which I had accumulated and I would not wish that these should be lost to posterity. In addition, technology continues to advance and I am persuaded that some of the reproduction in the original two books may be improved upon.

It is my belief that old pictures of places and events transmit a strong link with the past, often much better than the written word. Consequently, I have compiled here a practical history of Whitehead in which the pictures are left, for the most part, without further comment from me.

P.J. O’Donnell, 2005

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Artist’s impression of White Harbour area, approx 1865 – (National Library of Ireland, 108TB).

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Artist’s impression of entrance to White Harbour.

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Adjacent to Harbour, railway viaduct and Whitehead Brickworks. Archway leads to Harbour Quays.

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Work in progress to strengthen the railway viaduct, adjacent to White Harbour.

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Wooden pier which ran out from White Harbour.

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Former Harbour Master’s House (James Wright).

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Commencement of work to open up White Harbour, 1988.

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