2006

O2233 : Clubhouse, Half Moon Swimming Club, Poolbeg, Dublin, Ireland

taken 18 years ago, 3 km from Dollymount, Dublin, Ireland

Clubhouse, Half Moon Swimming Club, Poolbeg, Dublin, Ireland
Clubhouse, Half Moon Swimming Club, Poolbeg, Dublin, Ireland
The Half Moon Swimming Club was founded in 1898 at the Great South wall in Dublin.The clubhouse sits approximately halfway along the great south wall, built originally in an area known as Poolbeg, to create a shipping channel into Dublin Port. It was once a station for an army gun battery whose function was to protect the entrance to the port. The gun turret was mounted in a 'half moon' shape, thus lending to the name of the club.

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Category: Clubhouse > Clubhouse
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Half Moon Swimming Club [6] · Clubhouse [2] Other Photos: · The Great South Wall ·
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O2233, 18 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Peter Gerken   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 10 April, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 23 February, 2007
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! O 226 339 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.4818N 6:9.6030W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! O 226 339
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for O2233) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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