Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry - Rossbeigh Strand - John Hinde postcard (2/246), 1976 pmk

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Rossbeigh Strand, Glenbeigh showing Dingle Mountains, Kerry, Ireland
• Publisher: John Hinde (No. 2/246)
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  Ireland 7p olive definitive
• Postmark(s): 1976
• Sent to:  Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Rossbeigh, or Rossbehy, (Irish: Ros Beithe, meaning "headland of the Birch trees") is a beach located approximately 1.6 km from the village of Glenbeigh, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Ring of Kerry on the Iveragh Peninsula.[1]

Rossbeigh is part of the Castlemaine Harbour Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, and proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA). These organisations consider Rossbeigh an important habitat for flora and fauna and wish to preserve the area.[2]

In 2008, a 1200 ft sand dune disappeared into the sea. The Rossbeigh Strand Tower, which had been a landmark to Castlemaine Harbour for over 100 years collapsed in February 2011.

In 2013, it was reported in the Irish Independent newspaper that since the 2008 collapse, five million tonnes of sand have been lost.

Note on John Hinde:

John Hinde was an English photographer who set up John Hinde Ltd in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1960s. He produced most of the earlier cards himself before employing other photogaphers such as E.Nägele, E. Ludwig, D. Noble and other names who spent a long time getting just the right view, usually with people in the foreground. The prints were then artistically hand processed and manipulated in Italy (long before digital production) before being published. His company was also closely associated with Butlins and they produced many of their cards. The company’s cards have become popular with collectors in recent years due to exhibitions and being featured in books, particularly by photographer and postcard collector Martin Parr. They were influential in the development of commercial photography and postcard images and now are regarded as miniature works of art and social records in themselves, particularly those of the 1960s and 1970s.