The Earl of Bandon cutting the first turf for the Cork and Bandon Railway, 1845
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The Earl of Bandon cutting the first turf for the Cork and Bandon Railway, 1845
The Earl of Bandon cutting the first turf for the Cork and Bandon Railway, 1845. James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon, takes part in a ceremony marking the start of railway construction in Ireland. The turf had previously been loosened by a labourer, and a plank laid down, upon which the whee barrow was to be driven. His Lordship took the spade and drove it into the yielding earth, amidst a mighty shout from the people; he then flung some spadesful into the barrow, and rolled it along the plank, amidst renewed shouts and increased pressure from the crowd; and thus was the Cork and Bandon Railway commenced! From " Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII
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