tarboat's photos with the keyword: portarlington

The former GS&WR station at Portarlington is the branching-off point for services to Galway, Ballina, and Westport. It was opened on 26 June 1847. This May 1982 view shows how few changes had taken place in the intervening 135 years.

Another derelict cinema spotted on my journeys around Ireland. The small cinema seems to have survived much longer in Ireland than in Britain, but progress has now caught up with the small towns such as Portarlington. Sadly, I have been unable to find anything of the history of the Savoy Cinema.

All was quiet when I called at the Portarlington peat-fired power station and the Ruston diesel was standing with a wagon loaded with boiler ash ready for a Monday morning trip to the tip on the worked out bog. Thanks to Ted McAvoy for help with the explanation.