🚂 William Dargan – The Father of Irish Railways

Born 1799 in Carlow, Dargan built Ireland’s 1st railway (Dublin -Dún Laoghaire, 1833) & funded the 1853 Dublin Exhibition. He declined a knighthood out of loyalty to Ireland.

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Peter Begley, Sean Kane, and Martin Kelly on Picket Duty outside Brennans Back Factory in Carlow

Source: Nationalis
Date: 1967

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