Robert French - Arcade, New Tipperary

Following on from yesterday's photo of Dillon Street in New Tipperary ( nlireland/8557077664/ ) , here's the Arcade built near the same location. Couldn't decide between the two images we have digitised, and as it gives us an end to end view of the Arcade, I decided to upload both - here's the view from the other end of the Arcade ( ...nlireland/8558487737/ ) ...Read through the comments below for the rather remarkable story behind this lovely, but short-lived structure. The short version is that this Arcade was built during Plan of Campaign protests (1880s/early 1890s), when protesting tenants paid landlords only what tenants considered fair rent. Arthur Smith-Barry, main landlord of (Old) Tipperary Town, was not happy with this. His evicted tenants moved to New Tipperary – made up of just a few streets and this Arcade – all built from funds raised in Australia and America...In the end, Smith-Barry defeated his former tenants, and . sadly, this Arcade was demolished at 4 a.m. on 11 August 1892...Photographer: Robert French..Collection: Lawrence Photographic Collection ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) ..Date: Circa 1890 (definitely before 11 August 1892)..NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02571 ( vtls000323849 ) ..You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )