2002

W0881 : Former An Óige Youth Hostel and one-time Railway Station at Loo Bridge, Co Kerry

taken 22 years ago, 4 km SSE of Glenflesk, Co Kerry, Ireland

Former An Óige Youth Hostel and one-time Railway Station at Loo Bridge, Co Kerry
Former An Óige Youth Hostel and one-time Railway Station at Loo Bridge, Co Kerry
A wonderfully atmospheric place to stay the night. Loo Bridge Youth Hostel opened in 1965 and was last used in 1998. This was a former railway station on the Headford Junction – Kenmare branch of the Great Southern and Western Railway. The railway service closed on New Year’s Day, 1959 (though traffic beforehand had been extremely sparse) and An Óige, the Irish Youth Hostel Association, took over shortly afterwards. The facility was closed by the time this shot was taken in July, 2002. Kindly contact if you have memories of old An Óige hostels.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright John Martin and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kerry [3] · Railway Station [3] · Closed [2] · Youth Hostel [2] Other Photos: · Loo Bridge Station (closed), Co Kerry ·
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W0881, 8 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Martin   (more nearby)
Date Taken
July 2002   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 February, 2007
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! W 084 813 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:58.6044N 9:20.0267W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! W 083 812
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for W0881) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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