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see in a further photograph I came across in the Lawrence
Cabinet Collection online. Clearly numbered 3330.W.L and titled
‘Bray Head from Jones’ Hill’, it showed a landscape remarkably
clear of development. For a long while I thought that Killard was
not there; it had it looked so substantial in the Jink’s Hill photo. It
was only when I checked the buildingsofireland.ie website that I
realized how compact the original house looked when viewed
from the south, and that the then isolated house in the
photograph was indeed Killard. Let me take you through it also.

The cottages of the Bawn are there as is the cluster of
cottages up the north beach. The lime kiln is particularly
noticeable. Even the thatch cottage at the bottom of Jink’s Hill
can be made out with the help of a magnifying glass. Re-roofed,
perhaps even rebuilt, it was where the Sheeran family lived when
I was growing up. There is a prominent individual tree that
appears to be common to both images. St Patrick’s Church
appears as it was originally built (see - 3329.W.L. below) and
Knockdolian is very distinctly visible.

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