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Moment in Time: Huge crowd at Durrow Vintage Show in 2009

Almost 3,000 people, a larger crowd than anticipated, attended the annual Durrow Vintage Display and there was up to 1,800 exhibitors.

People began arriving early that morning from all over Ireland.

There was over 1,000 vintage cars on display including a Bullnose Morris and a Ford Model T from the early 1920s.

There was also 250 vintage tractors, 50 motorcycles and 50 trucks.

There was some rare motorcycles on display, a 1922 Henderson and a 1931 Indian, which had come up all the way from Cork.

There was five steam engines in Durrow and steam trashing also took place.

It was a great day had by all and of course Alf Harvey was there and he took some great pictures.

Check them out below:

John O’Donovan (left) and Liam O’Callaghan enjoying a cuppa after their drive from Ballinhassig, Cork in John O’Donovan’s 1964 Ford Cortina at the Durrow (Co Laois) Vintage Club show Sunday 19/04/2009.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Bob and Alice Sherlock in their 1978 Beetle Karmann with Mary McEntagart and Marie Brennan arriving from Clonliffe road, Dublin to the Durrow (Co Laois) Vintage Club show Sunday 19/04/2009.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Susan Dowling (left) and Marianne Colquitt from Paulstown, Kilkenny in Susan’s 1972 Pontiac Catalina at the Durrow (Co Laois) Vintage Club show Sunday 19/04/2009.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Christy Murphy, Leighlinbridge, Carlow powering his Velomobile tricycle at the Durrow (Co Laois) Vintage Club show Sunday 19/04/2009.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Patricia, Adam and Patrick Kierepka from Cork try out this 1953 Russian Boxer M72 at the Durrow (Co Laois) Vintage Club show Sunday 19/04/2009.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Enjoying the motorbikes at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Wesley Dempsey and Joe Delaney (right) in Joe’s 1977 Mercedes 300D at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Three generations, Josh, Marcus and Richard Moynan at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Old friends are best..Joe Campion, Mick Kerry and Willie Campion at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Declan Talbot and Sean Walsh at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Alaoise and James Hickey try out this tractor at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Some of the thousands that turned out for the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Joe Wiseley, Rosenallis on his Enfield at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Kathleen Flynn, Mountmellick with her excellent calendar of pictures of her father Jack Palmer and memories from past years at the Durrow Vintage Club show on Sunday.
Picture: Alf Harvey.

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