We think of the gap year as being a new phenomenon, but 100 years ago some young people (mainly men and mainly wealthy) went off on what was called "The Grand tour" and then you had the ones who went to "spread the word" in the holy land.
A number of slides were found in Stillorgan depicting one such tour. The slides have been digitised by the RCB Library and are now online.
The slides below are labelled.
“Howard Hotel Jerusalem - This hotel was located on the Jaffa Road, and its appearance in this collection helps to date the entire set of slide to before 1900, because it was renamed the Hotel du Parc by 1900"
"The travel party - 15 (13 men and two women) in an olive grove with locals looking on in the background. One of the men has his hand up either to shield from the sun, or make some astrological point"
Found in Stillorgan but do they have anything to do with Stillorgan?
A number of slides were found in Stillorgan depicting one such tour. The slides have been digitised by the RCB Library and are now online.
The slides below are labelled.
“Howard Hotel Jerusalem - This hotel was located on the Jaffa Road, and its appearance in this collection helps to date the entire set of slide to before 1900, because it was renamed the Hotel du Parc by 1900"
"The travel party - 15 (13 men and two women) in an olive grove with locals looking on in the background. One of the men has his hand up either to shield from the sun, or make some astrological point"
Found in Stillorgan but do they have anything to do with Stillorgan?