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November 14, 1922 - Turnips? Swedes? A.N. Other?

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Swordscookie said:
    I'm a kind of a city fella but I always thought swedes were blonde??? Seriously I thought that swedes were smaller and whiter than these. Apparently these were rarely used for human consumption until WW1, they were used to feed animals until then. When I was growing up they were referred to as Mangols!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Swordscookie Well, some of this series of photos are described as Swedish Turnips which I think was the photographer hedging his bets!
  • James Morley said:
    My instinct is swede, but then according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga whilst known as swede in most British English speaking countries, this is known as turnip in Ireland!!!

    And then according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip "The leaves grow directly from the above-ground shoulder of the root, with little or no visible crown or neck (as found in rutabagas)" [rutabaga=swede - see link above!]. This seems to again make these swedes (in the British English sense, but not the Irish sense!) as the ones shown here DO have a neck I feel.
  • Piquant Harbor said:
    They look like swedes - turnips are much smaller and flatter. Swedes have orange flesh, turnips white.

    Just to confuse matters, swedes were known as turnips where I grew up in Yorkshire (1950s) and they're called neeps in Scotland.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    So far, the Swedes seem to have it! And [http://www.flickr.com/photos/22562862@N06] isn't there a traditional dish in Scotland that's "something and neeps" or "neeps and something", just like bacon and cabbage here?

September 6, 1943

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  • Swordscookie said:
    Excellent image of an office/sales environment in days gone by. The ladies at work in their print dresses, the wooden chairs, desks and in/out boxes, the samples on display about the place, the old light fittings (I remember those in shops years ago) and the implements on the walls. Very modern and businesslike. I love the cushion under the lady nearest the camera, a hard seat needs to be softened up a bit!
  • desmondg47 said:
    These offices still exist at 26 O'Connell Street, Waterford
  • Eamonn Bolger (Ireland) said:
    What a great shot!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    desmondg47 That's great to know! Have amended the description above...

November 13, 1942

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  • Liliana hollaender said:
    FANTASTICO AVERE DEL MATERIALE FOTOGARFICO " ANCOR BEN CONSERVATO " UN LAVORO SELETTIVO E MOLTO IMPORTANTE -PER IL FUTURO - E PER SEMPRE . CORDIALI SALUTI L. HOLLÄNDER
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Liliana hollaender Grazie, Liliana!