The Donegal oilfield?, Donegal, Ireland

Day 5 of Tynan Week .This, the final Tynan image of the week shows an industrial scene with a rickety bridge, a pile driver on the water and Nissen huts in the background. Clearly showing what was then a significant development but that today is probably forgotten if it has not disappeared! Thank you to all the contributors during the week as we met the people and placess that Mr. Tynan captured so well. The mysteries were cleared up in short order and a lot of interesting information obtained...The main mysteries here were also quickly allayed - in that location was confirmed as the Gweebarra Estuary at Doochary, County Donegal, subject confirmed as the 'new' Gweebarra Bridge ( http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/transport/the-bridges-of-donegal-co/connecting-communities-gw/ ) , and date established as perhaps within a year or so of 1953 (when the new bridge was completed). In the course of solving these mysteries, it was also identified that our image is "flipped" in the catalogue. Now corrected here........Photographers: Denis Tynan 1923 - 2010..Collection: Tynan Photographic Collection ( http://http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000314725/HierarchyTree# ) ..Date: Catalogue range c.1950-1960. After 1950 (closure of old bridge). Before 1953 (construction of new one)...NLI Ref: NPA TYN127 ( vtls000740688 ) ..You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )