Robert French - Hare Island Lodge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

This Robert French shot of Hare Island Lodge in Lough Ree close to Athlone might look right in colonial Africa, India or even in 80's Ireland...I am surprised there was no mentioned of the 3 small cannons - I was hoping for information about them. ..sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) Comment entitled "Tiger Alert" is worth a read - see below...beachcomberaustralia ( /photos/beachcomberaustralia/ ) Supplies an interesting description of the Lodge by Mark Bence-Jones from www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography.. ( http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography.. ) . - which also includes a detailed history of Hare Island...Photographer: Robert French..Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) ..Date: 1868 - 1914..NLI Ref: L-ROY-05263 ( vtls000322237 ) ..You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )