Kennedy Street

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Kennedy Street

Carlow

Originally Coal-Market & Water Lane.


M Purcell	This scene was photographed in 1963 by Sean Swan, it shows flooding in my home street Coal Market. Later that year following the assassination of President John R Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, Coal Market resident and neighbour John Swan promoted the idea to rename the street Kennedy Street and so it has remained to this day. On our left we see 'Johnny Nails' pub with O'Neill over the door. Up the street with the cafe sign on the wall is 'The Market Cafe'. It was owned by the Shanaghy family. The larger house adjoining is 'The Elite Salon' run by hairdressers Hannah Corcoran and Josie Slater. Carlow County Council along with other groups have taken precautions to ensure that there will be no more flooding in this area.	Info & photo Source:Carloman.	The River Burren. This is a view taken from or near the bridge on Kennedy Avenue that leads to the old Quinnsworth shopping centre which Penneys have bought. Quinnsworth have re-located to the new shopping centre in the old Fair Green/Cattle Mart. The Victorian lamp standards are a new feature. The roof of the post office is on the right and the Burrin bridge at the end of Burren Street is just out of sight.
	Kennedy Street leading to Castle Hill c1990's		Public House in Kennedy Street, Carlow Image by "Carloman"
	Kennedy Street (The Deighton Hall in Burrin Street is on the right.) (Image: W. Muldowney c2006)		Coal Market. Carlow c1953. On the right is Michael Murphy standing outside the public house owned by his father Frank Murphy. Next Door is Broughans hardware store. On the left is Walshe's the stonecutters with tombstones on display behind the railings As published in Carlow in old postcards Vol. 2 by Michael Purcell. (1999)
	Coal Market. Carlow c1953. (larger image). Source: Images-Google.ie.		Coal Market As published in Carlow in old postcards Vol. 2 by Michael Purcell. (1999)
	Kennedy Street; Location of Archaeological find of skeletal remains in Sept 2004. (Carloviana 2004)		Kennedy Avenue, Carlow. In the background you can see the Post Office Image by "Carloman"
	Government Buildings in Kennedy Street, Carlow c1970. Source: M. Brennan Postcard collection		Kennedy Street c2006 (Taken from Castle St)
	Kennedy Avenue site of the Carlow Post Office on the right in the early 1960's - Courtesy of Paddy Godfrey

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