Wolfgang Grabe, Watchmaker & Jewellers
Updated Apr 2014
- 1959 Turners Cross, upstairs workshop in “Alma Villa”
- 1966 42 Grand Parade
- 1971 38 Oliver Plunkett Street
- The shop closed in 1999 – the old web page: theShop
Photos of Cork & Ireland, 1950s to today
By Karl Grabe – with archive photos by Wolfgang Grabe. Follow on Facebook.
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- Kilgarvan Motor Museum, Co. Kerry – vintage cars incl. a Cork-built 1963 DKW Junior, BMW Isetta bubble cars, tractors, motorcycles
- Blackpool village, Cork – River Bride, old waterwheel, church, Blackpool autos
- 1987 WarrensCourt Festival – hot-air balloon, dog show, magician, horses
- Sluggera Cross, Whitechurch village – March 2014
- Ferris wheel on Cork’s Grand Parade – Jan 2014
- Our April 1st hoax photos: shark, iceberg in Cork Harbour, tractor clamping etc.
- Updated, 112 photos now: model boat and aero archive of Wolfgang’s & my photos
- Cork Marina, incl. Atlantic Pond, Blackrock Castle, ESB power station
- 1970s 35 mm scans: Butlins Mosney, Air Corps Alouette III #197, Kinsale regatta
- Crowleys Music Shop – opened 1926, closed Aug 2013. Photos 26 Sep 2013
- Citroën A 8 CV Torpedo 1919 on display at the Citroën dealer by the Viaduct, Bandon Rd, Cork
- Fort Camden, Crosshaven – 2013 photos added
- 75th Grand Prix anniversary – photos incl. the “Cork” Bugatti outside County Hall
- 1950s – 120 & 35 mm negatives/slides, mostly Cork (see below)
- Antiquities: 1980s scanned leaflets from Cork Co. Council – Mizen and Boggeragh
- Cork 1969–70, my first photos: Cork Airport, Cork Harbour, Bishopstown, Dunquin Pier
- First whale-watching trip on RV Celtic Mist for IWDG.ie members
- HMS Bounty in Cork Harbour 2011. Sank Oct 2012 with the loss of 2 crew
- Cork Harbour Open 2012 – emergency services, search dogs, NMCI, SkyTec UAV
- Cork Heritage Week photos – Military Museum, Unitarian Church, Masonic Hall (video)
- Beached & dying fin whale, Baltimore, Co. Cork
- Launch of RV Celtic Mist in Kilrush – IWDG.ie’s research vessel
- 2012 photos of Camden Fort: CorkCoast.com/FortCamden (also here)
- Guided walk west of the Old Head of Kinsale, part of Ballinspittle Festival 2012. Very misty!
- Kinsale – tubing, Charles Fort, beach. Courtmacsherry Bay rocks, Barrel Rocks
- Old boats, buildings & misc. in Kilrush, Co. Clare
- RV Celtic Mist refit – paint and antifouling go on
- RNLI Crosshaven Open Day – lifeboats, ex-lifeboats, raft challenge etc.
- Flat Head to Reanies Point – cliffs, pillars at Reanies Pt, old farm machines, flowers
- Hole Open Bay East, Old Head of Kinsale; Black Head – medieval? wall (info), cave photo
- Lispatrick – rocks and beaches near the Old Head of Kinsale, Irish pirate
- Barry’s Head between Nohoval and Oysterhaven. Lord Nelson ship in the distance at the end
- Foynes Flying Boat Museum, near Limerick
- Galley Head Lighthouse, West Cork coast, on Titanic 100 Remembrance Day
- Alexander von Humboldt tall ship visits Cobh
- Celtic Mist early on in the refit – photo album
- IWDG’s Celtic Mist research vessel at Tall Ships Waterford. History
- Cork Harbour Open Day: LE Aoife, boat race & rescue competition
- Winter weather: Cork floods, frozen Blarney Lake, the Lough – photos
- Limerick Dock, July 2009
Collections
Cork, Ireland & Germany 1950s
Added Mar 2013, updated Dec 2013
- Patrick’s Parade, Cork
- Cork Harbour & Inisfallen
- School children in Kerry, Ardfert Cathedral ruins
- View from Nelson’s Pillar, Dublin. Dublin Zoo
- View of Bray, Co. Dublin
- “SS America” in Bremerhaven en route to Cobh
- Hannover
Cork 1960s
Added Oct 2008, updated Dec 2013
- Spratts dog show, March 1959
- Parade early 1959 (Patrick’s parade?): float on the South Mall – Owl Industries Souvenirs, 64 Patrick’s Street; Grand Parade – Fianna Fáil building & Shamrock Travel, City Car Park, Donovan Garage
- Float API-324: Civil Defence. Signs: “Debris Clearance” and “Your Ideal Home after the Bomb – prepare to help yourself and family, Learn Civil Defence”. Background: Hillman cars – Cross & Sons Garage
- Float: Smithwicks “Time” outside the Queens Old Castle
Cork City 1980s + Coal Quay
Added Oct 2008, updated Dec 2013
- Cork’s Coal Quay, stalls, fiddler
- Old derelict buildings
- Horses & carts
- Shandon, City Hall, “Amarantos” in the harbour
Cork 800, Jan ’85
Added Oct 2008
- County Hall, Straight Road
- Wilton: roundabout, Regional Hospital (CUH), elm(?) trees
Cork night photos, Jan 1981
Added Oct 2008 · camera Olympus OM10
- Shandon from Patrick’s Hill and close-up
- Share crib, Patrick’s Street, Cashes in the background
- Queen’s Old Castle shopping centre and close-up
- Patrick’s Street, Patrick’s Bridge, Hobbs of Cork
- Pre Marks & Spencer: Cork Gas, Regent Shoe Repair, Manton’s Clock, Cards & Things etc.
- River Lee, city view from the south-west
Ships – Co. Cork coast
Updated Aug 2008
- Jeanie Johnston, Old Head of Kinsale (Jul 08), Cork Harbour
- Tecla, Old Head of Kinsale
- Kinsale and Courtmacsherry lifeboats
- Prince William, Old Head of Kinsale
- Various wrecks
- Naval vessels
Filming of the Lusitania (Jul 08): Odyssey Explorer & Zeus II (sub) waiting at the mouth of Kinsale harbour, watched by LE Niamh (P52). Aired on Discovery 12 Apr 09. Links: Odyssey, Lusitania, Lusitania.net
Sandy Cove and Courtaparteen Church & Graveyard
Co. Cork · June 2008
- Sandy Cove, from land and sea
- Sandy Cove Island & coastline south to Courtaparteen
- Courtaparteen – church ruin, south of Sandy Cove
- Courtaparteen graveyard, grotto
Carrigadrohid & Canovee
Co. Cork · May 2008
- The castle in Carrigadrohid village
- Carrigadrohid dam on the Dripsey river
- Canovee village, church, school, pumps
Nad
Co. Cork · Apr 2008
- Remains of an old (British?) barracks in Nad. The steps were the entrance to a wooden structure which is now gone. On the road from Cork to Nad, just before Nad on the right. Behind the camera is a large concrete floor at ground level, presumably from a hall. The road leading to Rylane can be navigated by car just about (some bad pot holes, it’s a forestry track). This road starts at 52° 01.443′ N, 8° 49.819′ W. On this road there’s a photo of a house ruin at N52 00.283, W008 52.430 and a scenic view at N52 01.376, W008 51.036.
- Old house on the road between the Nad road and Rylane
- Bridge on the road between Nad and Rylane
Rylane village · updated 29 Oct 08
Kerry Pike village, near Blarney
Feb 2008
- Twin lime kilns
- The village & school
- Blarney Lake
- IRA monument
Limerick Dock
Jul 2009
- Curraghgour II hopper dredger – built 1960? – lying in Limerick dock. Some info
- Buoys on the quay
- Scrap metal being loaded/processed
Other camera-related sites
- Old Photos of Cork – name says it all.
- Beneath the Summer Growth – industrial archaeology in rural Ireland, e.g. old Irish railway constructions.