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.
A view of Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour in about 1940. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Irish Naval Service.
A view of harvesting at Dugort (also known as Doogort) on Achill Island off the coast of County Mayo on Ireland's Atlantic seaboard. The peak in the background is Slievemore (in Irish: 'Sliabh Mór'), a distinctive, almost conical-shaped mountain and the second highest point on Achill Island after Croaghaun mountain.
An image of a harvest scene in the countryside around Ardee in County Louth. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'The Harvest / An Autumn scene at Ardee, County Louth'.
A view of farmers at work harvesting in County Fermanagh in about 1945. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads 'Harvest / making the stack, County Fermanagh'.