Comments on: The J.J. Carroll Collection http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/ Blog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Bean an Phoist http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-13204 Bean an Phoist Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:43:49 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-13204 Sorry that we had to drive you to the lengths of heading up into your attic, and I'm glad you didn't do yourself a mischief! :) I'm assuming you're correct and that the Mad Hatter should also be "on his head" as well as "back to front" - will bear that in mind for any future reconstructions... Sorry that we had to drive you to the lengths of heading up into your attic, and I’m glad you didn’t do yourself a mischief! :) I’m assuming you’re correct and that the Mad Hatter should also be “on his head” as well as “back to front” – will bear that in mind for any future reconstructions…

]]> By: Pól Ó Duibhir http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-12067 Pól Ó Duibhir Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:39:20 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-12067 This is how it should look in the picture of the projector. http://photopol.com/pics/madhatter_2.jpg In other words, the slide as currently shown, but rotated by 180 degrees. Had to get my projector out of the attic to sort that one out.. This is how it should look in the picture of the projector.
http://photopol.com/pics/madhatter_2.jpg

In other words, the slide as currently shown, but rotated by 180 degrees.

Had to get my projector out of the attic to sort that one out..

]]> By: Pól Ó Duibhir http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-12049 Pól Ó Duibhir Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:15:51 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-12049 OK. But if you are showing it as it would have been inserted in the projector rather than how it appeared on the screen/wall when projected, then surely it should also be upsidedown? OK. But if you are showing it as it would have been inserted in the projector rather than how it appeared on the screen/wall when projected, then surely it should also be upsidedown?

]]> By: Bean an Phoist http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-11576 Bean an Phoist Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:08:47 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-11576 Well spotted and you're right in theory, Pól, but these glass lantern slides were projected onto a wall or screen, so had to be "backwards". I deliberately didn't flip this slide of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party as that's how the slide appeared in the slide holder (have a look at the image of the slide projector)... Well spotted and you’re right in theory, Pól, but these glass lantern slides were projected onto a wall or screen, so had to be “backwards”. I deliberately didn’t flip this slide of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party as that’s how the slide appeared in the slide holder (have a look at the image of the slide projector)…

]]> By: Pól Ó Duibhir http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-11377 Pól Ó Duibhir Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:49:02 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-11377 I think the Madhatter is backwards. His hat is actually 10/6 and the majority of the participants, and those for whom the remaining places are set, are actually right handed. Compare: http://photopol.com/pics/madhatter.jpg I think the Madhatter is backwards. His hat is actually 10/6 and the majority of the participants, and those for whom the remaining places are set, are actually right handed.

Compare: http://photopol.com/pics/madhatter.jpg

]]> By: Deirdre Carroll http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-10785 Deirdre Carroll Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:36:54 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-10785 To Avice-Claire, That's interesting about the connection with General Roberts. Unfortunately, we cannot remember the name of the man who gave my father the collection. He was unmarried, and felt that it would find a more suitable home in a family setting, with plenty of children about the place to view it! Perhaps someone out there may come up with a suggestion about the mystery person! Regards, Deirdre To Avice-Claire,
That’s interesting about the connection with General Roberts. Unfortunately, we cannot remember the name of the man who gave my father the collection. He was unmarried, and felt that it would find a more suitable home in a family setting, with plenty of children about the place to view it! Perhaps someone out there may come up with a suggestion about the mystery person! Regards, Deirdre

]]> By: Bean an Phoist http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-10777 Bean an Phoist Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:21:02 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-10777 Will do, Frank! And thank you for the lovely compliment... Will do, Frank! And thank you for the lovely compliment…

]]> By: Frank http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-10776 Frank Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:09:00 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-10776 Hi Nli, Love the Blog. Really interesting stuff. I especially like the Golden Vale Cheese touch. lol. Hard to believe that technology has surged forward so much in recent years. You are doing great work in preserving chunks of our heritage so that it can be studied and enjoyed by future generations. Curating all that stuff is so important. How could we know where we are going if we do not know where we came from? That's where Nli come is with such an excellent window into so many aspects of our past. Really well done. Keep up the good work. Hi Nli,

Love the Blog. Really interesting stuff. I especially like the Golden Vale Cheese touch. lol. Hard to believe that technology has surged forward so much in recent years. You are doing great work in preserving chunks of our heritage so that it can be studied and enjoyed by future generations. Curating all that stuff is so important. How could we know where we are going if we do not know where we came from? That’s where Nli come is with such an excellent window into so many aspects of our past. Really well done. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Avice-Claire McGovern http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/10/26/the-j-j-carroll-collection/#comment-10775 Avice-Claire McGovern Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:49:08 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=4822#comment-10775 This is such an interesting and amazing blog because there is also another connection between the National Library of Ireland and Earl Roberts. I have a ring in my possession which was originally given to my great-great grandmother Avice Daly née Nugent by her friend Nora Bews who went on to become the wife of Lord Frederick Roberts. Avice Daly was a lady companion to Lady Roberts in India. The two women were very close and both had daughters called Aileen. Avice Daly also called another daughter Nora after Lady Roberts. The connection with the Roberts has its origins in Passage East, County Waterford, where Earl Roberts’ grandfather John Roberts was a rector and Avice Daly’s father Zachariah LeForet Butler Nugent was born. It is a small world indeed. This is such an interesting and amazing blog because there is also another connection between the National Library of Ireland and Earl Roberts. I have a ring in my possession which was originally given to my great-great grandmother Avice Daly née Nugent by her friend Nora Bews who went on to become the wife of Lord Frederick Roberts. Avice Daly was a lady companion to Lady Roberts in India. The two women were very close and both had daughters called Aileen. Avice Daly also called another daughter Nora after Lady Roberts. The connection with the Roberts has its origins in Passage East, County Waterford, where Earl Roberts’ grandfather John Roberts was a rector and Avice Daly’s father Zachariah LeForet Butler Nugent was born. It is a small world indeed.

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