Hasn’t changed a bit…
e’ll be the first to admit, we’ve gone a little crazy on the old colourisation 
of 100-year-old pics around here of late.
e’ll be the first to admit, we’ve gone a little crazy on the old colourisation 
of 100-year-old pics around here of late.Firstly, the bould Colin Doyle did a gallery, followed not long after by the even boulder Gary O’Brien.
A young Derek Ferns
It wasn’t long before we looked into the process ourselves, and thankfully, despite our complete lack of skill on this new frontier, the results have been more hit than miss.
Which brings us to the simple fact that Greystones was one lucky town to have the great Robert French regularly stay with his son, Sam, on Church Road (in Tripleton Cottage) at a time when he was pretty much the country’s number one photographer.
Travelling far and wide, French’s stunning black and white shots of the country in those early days of photography are now firmly ensconced in the National Library of Ireland.
And on the Guide.
We delved into the man’s background and history a little back in October 2015, so, we’ll just get straight to revisiting French’s wonderful shots.
In some cases, the colours in the cheek look truly wonderful, and at others, a tad on the Frankenstein side, but there’s definitely some magic to be found here…
Take It To The Bridge
Harbour Jetty
Alone At The Harbour
View From Cherry’s Brow
South Beach 1
Lone Boatman
Harbour Bathing Boxes
The Ladies’ Cove
Harbour Front
Harbour Boatmen
Church Road
Church Road at the Turnpike
Grand Hotel
John Sweeney Sits On His Ass
Harbour Ship
The Beach House
South Beach 3
South Beach Boxes & Railway
High Noon
Higher Noon
Harbour Boats 3
Sitting On The Dock
Killincarrig 1880-1900
Delgany’s Main Drag
The Horse & Hound: The Early Years
Delgany from Willow Grove
Delgany General View 2
Christ Church Bray
Burnaby Estate
Windgates View
Glen Of The Downs
Carmelite Monastery
Christ Church Delgany
Bray Promenade with Martello
Martello Terrace
Bray Seafront
Bray Head Boats
Railway Station Bray
Glen Of The Downs & Sugar Loaf
St Patrick’s Church with kiln
Blacklion Church
Garda Station View
Golfing At Greystones
Trafalgar Road
Greystones Golf Clubhouse
Harbour Boats
Naylor’s Cove
Grand Hotel
Harbour Boats 2
2 comments
Fabulous✨ photo’s. The little fishing boats are amazing who did they belong to?
Beautiful pictures. The land of my ancestors. Thank you.