Reference code
IE CA CP/1/1/3/2/1
Title
Hay Harvesting, County Carlow
Date(s)
- c.1935 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A view of horse-drawn hay harvesting in County Carlow in c.1935. The image shows the Brownshill Dolmen, a large megalithic portal tomb in County Carlow. The date of the tomb’s construction has been estimated to be between 4000 and 3000 BC. At one hundred metric tons, the dolmen’s cap stone is reputed to be the largest in Europe.