Colour Postcard: Kingstown harbour, Ireland [Dunlaoghaire]

COLOUR POSTCARD: Kingstown harbour, Ireland [Dunlaoghaire].

Endorsed: C [?] 15, Carpenters Road, Lozells, Birmingham to Mrs Griffith, Tudor House, Barmouth.

With the coming of the age of the train, the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company was formed amidst high hopes that they would not only bring the railways to Holyhead, but also win the Irish Mail contract to carry the mail from London to Holyhead and then on to Ireland. They were assured of the contract to bring the mail to Holyhead by rail, but to warrant the large investment made they hoped to win the sea voyage contract as well. In 1848 the railway line to Holyhead was completed and opened, and 4 new ships were acquired so that they could vie for the sea voyage portion of the Irish Mail contract. The Anglia, Cambria, Hibernia, and Scotia. They were iron paddle steamers powered by single expansion engines, each capable of 14-knot speeds.

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Compiled by Amanda Sweet for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

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