- IE CA CP/1/1/1/3/6
- Part
- c.1940
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A photographic print titled ‘Connemara turf boy’.
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Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A photographic print titled ‘Connemara turf boy’.
Shoemaking on the Aran Islands
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A view of James (Jamesie) O'Flaherty in Kilronan, the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland, in about 1935. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads: ‘A special kind of footgear has been developed for negotiating the slabs of limestone with which the island is covered. Called the “Pampootie”, it is contrived of raw cowhide. In the photograph, an islander is seen making himself a pair of these novel shoes’.
Shoe Repair on St. Patrick's Street, Cork
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A view of two elderly women repairing shoes on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork, in about 1940.
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An image of a holly seller in Cork in about 1940.
Children on Great Blasket Island (An Bhlascaod Mór)
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A view of a group of children dancing a jig on Great Blasket Island (An Bhlascaod Mór) off the coast of County Kerry in about 1940.
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An image of two inhabitants of the Aran Islands in about 1940. The title of the print is ‘seanchas’, an old Irish word referring to the act of storytelling and conveying an ancient tale handed down by oral tradition. A ‘seanchaí’ was a storyteller or a custodian of this tradition.
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A view of a train departing a small station in County Donegal (possibly Foxhall, near Letterkenny) in about 1940.
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A view of harvesting in a traditional stone-walled landscape in County Donegal in about 1940.
Sailing Vessels off the Aran Islands
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A view of some traditional sailing vessels off the Aran Islands on Ireland's western seaboard in about 1940. The larger boats appear to be Galway Hookers. The smaller boats (being laid up on the beach) are currachs.
Currach Racing, Ballydavid, County Kerry
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A view of Currach racing off the harbour at Ballydavid (Baile na nGall), Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, in about 1940.