Wicklow Port
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| Summary: | The busy,ideally situated port of Wicklow has developed over the centuries and the accompanying photograph shows a cargo of coal being unloaded for Wicklow Corn Company from the Brigitta Brake.Other imports through the port are timber,processed timber,paper and lead , while among the exports are stone chippings and wood pulp for processing in Scandanavia.In the foreground is a capstan - a device for hauling sailing ships into port.The capstan was manufactured by Tyrrells ( shipbuilders)Arklow and erected at the quayside at a total cost of 6 pounds 10 shillings over a hundred years ago. |
| In collection: | Our Own Place Photographic Project |
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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01 Sep 1993
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| Notes: | Project sponsored by RTÉ and Fuji Photo Film (Ireland) Ltd. Film number: 15 ; frame number: 29 Wicklow Historical Society Photograph taken at 15:00, 01 Sep 1993. Physical description: 1 photograph ; 15 x 10cm. Geographic Coverage: Wicklow, Co. Wicklow, Province of Leinster, Ireland. more |
