21 October, 2019

monday mural

I saw this mural when I was on the bus passing through Sligo.  The gantleman is Joe Carroll, a local resident of Sligo.  Unfortunately it was raining when we passed it.

Joe was a regular sight around Sligo town with his navy trench coat and famous cap.  He was often mistaken for a garda or traffic warden as he liked to direct the town's traffic on certain occasions.  His own mode of transport was a black bicycle which was a regular sight around Sligo in the eighties and nineties.  Info courtesy of independent.ie 


the photo below courtesy of the Sligo Champion


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Location: Sligo, Ireland

38 comments:

  1. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraOctober 21, 2019 at 9:22 AM

    Fantástico este mural e aproveito para desejar uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  2. s.cOctober 21, 2019 at 10:32 AM

    Nice such a glorification of the common man with a slightly different habit.

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  3. biebkriebelsOctober 21, 2019 at 10:43 AM

    What a nice tribute to a local wellknown man!

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  4. TomOctober 21, 2019 at 11:18 AM

    ...a nice chap!

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  5. David M. Gascoigne,October 21, 2019 at 11:24 AM

    Good to memorialize a local fellow in this way.

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  6. Iris FlaviaOctober 21, 2019 at 11:31 AM

    Wow, that is some tribute! When I was a kid there was an elderly Turkish woman, we all called her Aunt Lina.
    No murals back then.

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  7. SamiOctober 21, 2019 at 11:57 AM

    A lovely tribute to a local resident. I thought he was a policeman with that cap. Thanks for contributing Bill.

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  8. Victor S E MoubarakOctober 21, 2019 at 12:32 PM

    Nice tribute.

    God bless.

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  9. ShammickiteOctober 21, 2019 at 1:09 PM

    What a great portrait of a well known local gentleman, he looks like quite a character! Every town should have someone like that. someone that everyone knows and is easily recognisable!

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  10. kwarkitoOctober 21, 2019 at 1:14 PM

    A beautiful and amazing tribute to a local figure from Sligo.

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  11. eileeninmdOctober 21, 2019 at 1:29 PM

    Hello, wonderful mural of this local man. Enjoy your day, have a happy new week!

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  12. Author R. Mac WheelerOctober 21, 2019 at 1:47 PM

    very cool

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  13. The PadreOctober 21, 2019 at 1:47 PM

    Love That First Capture - Way Cool

    Cheers

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  14. William KendallOctober 21, 2019 at 1:55 PM

    That is a good mural.

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  15. Marie SmithOctober 21, 2019 at 1:55 PM

    Such character in that face. Great mural!

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  16. Barbara RogersOctober 21, 2019 at 2:59 PM

    Loved the ladder going up towards the signature in the last shot. And that you captured it in the rain also!

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  17. Laurel WoodOctober 21, 2019 at 3:03 PM

    It's a lovely mural and a great tribute. Have a lovely new week.

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  18. Babzy.BOctober 21, 2019 at 3:18 PM

    beautiful mural ;)

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  19. CatarinaOctober 21, 2019 at 3:26 PM

    A good tribute, for sure!

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  20. LindaOctober 21, 2019 at 3:33 PM

    Well, isn't he a wonderful chap? I love him.

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  21. SharonOctober 21, 2019 at 4:36 PM

    I love your rain-spotted photo. It's very artistic. I wonder if he would be impressed to see this mural.

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  22. Small City ScenesOctober 21, 2019 at 4:39 PM

    Huge mural--look how tiny the ladder looks. Great shot
    MB

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  23. AlexandriaOctober 21, 2019 at 5:15 PM

    You can tell that he was loved by his community!

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  24. MageOctober 21, 2019 at 5:39 PM

    I liked it both ways. LOL

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  25. JeevanOctober 21, 2019 at 5:48 PM

    Looks he’s popular over there to depict as wall mural! Nice

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  26. RedPatOctober 21, 2019 at 7:59 PM

    The rain gives an interesting aspect to your pic, Bill!

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  27. Lowcarb team memberOctober 21, 2019 at 8:50 PM

    This is such a nice mural, pleased you shared it here Bill.

    All the best Jan

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  28. Tania LópezOctober 21, 2019 at 9:10 PM

    Hello.
    A very interesting mural.
    Greetings

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  29. Susan KaneOctober 21, 2019 at 10:59 PM

    A lovely tribute to a man who took on responsibility without question.

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  30. HappyKOctober 21, 2019 at 11:59 PM

    Hey, that's really cool to have a mural painted of him.
    Perhaps one day someone from my town will paint one of me, 'the walker lady'. : )

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  31. magiceyeOctober 22, 2019 at 1:26 AM

    Lovely mural and interesting history.

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  32. KayOctober 22, 2019 at 2:27 AM

    The rain added a nice effect to your photo. Great mural and it sounds like he was/is an interesting character.

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  33. RedOctober 22, 2019 at 3:49 AM

    Sounds like he was a character who followed his own tune.

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  34. LindaOctober 22, 2019 at 5:42 AM

    Interesting.

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  35. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"October 22, 2019 at 6:59 AM

    Every small place has characters like this, though mostly they are only recalled in people's memories. Nice to see a more permanent memorial.

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  36. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 22, 2019 at 4:46 PM

    Oh I looooove this one Bill, he looks like such a lovely character. Your shot with the rain drops is marvelous 💙

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  37. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 22, 2019 at 6:12 PM

    Rain or shine, this is a beautiful mural and a tribute to a man who must now be a legend.

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  38. Beatrice P. BoydOctober 24, 2019 at 5:19 AM

    That’s quite an unusual and striking mural to Joe.

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