Donegal natives, Ardara, Co. Donegal.
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| In collection: | The Lawrence Photograph Collection |
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[between 1880-1900].
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| Notes: | Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/6331518646/in/photostream Robert French was the chief photographer responsible for photographing three quarters of the Lawrence Collection. For more information, see the Dictionary of Irish Biography: http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a3369 Physical description: 1 photographic negative glass 16.5 x 21.5 cm. Geographic Coverage: Ardara, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland. Caption on glassplate reads: Donegal Natives. 1407. W. L. more |
Some of the local fishing community taking it easy at Ardara, Co. Donegal. Think that the gentleman with the oar is our Donegal Fisherman, but certainly both photos were taken by Robert French on the same day...
Thanks to Bwana_Samaki for this great information:
"This is the place where they landed the turf brought across Loughros Beg Bay by boat to Loughros Point. Some of the houses they lived in are still standing, now used as byres or stores. On the South side of the bay there was a cable system for running the turf down the mountain to the shore. There is somewhere a picture taken looking the other way of creels of turf being carried on the strand."
Date: Circa 1897
NLI Ref.: LROY 1407
Tags:
Fishermen, Children, Oar, Sand, Strand, Beach, Coast, Ardara, Donegal, Ireland, 1897, 1890s, Robert French, William Lawrence, Lawrence Collection, Loughros Beg Bay, Loughros Point, Glass Negative, Women, National Library of Ireland
Comments
Jose Miguel LLop Sanchez
great capture
Posted: 10.11.2011
Gillian-r
The gentleman on the far right is in the background of the Donegal Fisherman photo - see patch on his left knee.
Posted: 10.11.2011
Swordscookie
This is a terrific shot and so educational and evocative! I do agree that it appears to be the same gentleman. The lady in the shot is dressed in a fashion that would appear overly ornate to most modern people. Well done NLI this is one of the best!
Posted: 10.11.2011
RETRO STU
A tough looking lot, those guys....
Posted: 13.11.2011
brightasafig
They seem fascinated by the process of photography. I can imagine it being talked about for some time after.
Posted: 24.01.2012
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
@brightasafig Absolutely! And they probably never got to see the actual photograph itself...
Posted: 24.01.2012
Bwana_Samaki
This is the place where they landed the turf brought across Loughros Beg Bay by boat to Loughros Point. Some of the houses they lived in are still standing, now used as byres or stores. On the South side of the bay there was a cable system for running the turf down the mountain to the shore. There is somewhere a picture taken looking the other way of creels of turf being carried on the strand. I think that this and the other picture mentioned are from the Lawrence collection.
Posted: 10.06.2012
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
@16693700@N03 Hello, and you're absolutely right about them being part of our Lawrence Collection! Delighted with your turf information, and I'm adding it to the description under the photo if that's ok with you? Plus thanks for Loughros - really useful to add to our tags...
Posted: 10.06.2012
