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Photographs From The Memory
29th December 2015
If you've ever wondered about the changing face of Togher , it is a sobering thought to think that it is a constant ongoing process. Roads come and go. Bridges disappear. Buildings are demolished to be replaced by other buildings which in turn are knocked down. Rivers are diverted and then diverted again. Whole hillsides are cut away. Low inclines are filled in. Everything is interfered with. Without mans hand in the grand scheme of things , Togher would look radically different. The rivers would follow strange courses ( at least to our eyes ) ; there would be hills and hummocks where none were before ; dense forest would be all around. But the present Generation of Powers that be are not solely responsible - countless scores of past Generations have left their mark and not always for the better. The same could be said of the present. But one thing is for certain. Togher is poised for many more changes and some of them are just around the corner! So while you can , photograph your region for keepsakes and historical archives , because you never know just how long it will be around. One major stumbling block with the Togher Historical Assoc. is that a lot of the photographs from our recent past exist only in our minds. Social media didn't exist in the 1960s , 70s and 80s. If it did , what a treasure trove of memories we'd have today! Happy New Year and remember - the photograph you didn't take yesterday can never again be taken!
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