Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
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 portrait photograph of a farmer from Ballycotton in County Cork in about 1935.
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A view of children following cattle on a country road in about 1940.
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A portrait photograph of a County Down farmer in about 1930.
A fruit seller, Shandon Street, Cork
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A fruit seller on Shandon Street in Cork in about 1930.
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A view of two inhabitants of the Aran Islanders off the coast of Galway on Ireland's western seaboard in about 1940.
Aran Islanders loading supplies onto currachs
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An image showing the use of currachs to unload supplies for communities on the Aran Islands in about 1940. The print is titled ‘Aran contacts the World’.
Baile na nGall, Ring, County Waterford
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A postcard image of cottages in Baile na nGall (or Ballynagaul) in Ring in County Waterford.
Ballinasloe Horse Fair, County Galway
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A view of the horse fair in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in about 1940. Held annually in October, the Ballinasloe Fair is one of the oldest horse fairs in Europe dating back to at least the eighteenth century.
Bunratty Medieval Banquet, County Clare
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A view of a medieval-themed banquet held in Bunratty Castle in County Clare in 1967.