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Turf Boats

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • Sole & Luna said:
    Great photo!
  • Swordscookie said:
    This is brilliant, apart from the wonderful clarity and quality of this photograph there is so much to admire here! The timing of the shot is superb, look at the splash of the "catch" at the end loom of each oar. look at the timing between each boat, look at the structure of the boats, ideal for carrying loads. They must have been a nightmare to move about.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Swordscookie Have been wondering about the flat thing across the top of the turf in the second boat. To hold the turf in place, or a ladder?
  • Swordscookie said:
    National Library of Ireland on The Commons I was looking at it and thought that it might be an unstepped mast but when you look at it more closely it appears to be connected to the tiller at the stern of the boat. It is a very unwieldly tiller (steering mechanism) handle if that is the case. Looking at that in original size and not on my laptop it appears that there is a woman on the stroke oar with the man in the boat nearest the camera.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Swordscookie Certainly looks as if she's playing her part in the rowing.

All hands on deck at Achill Railway station.

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  • Suck Diesel said:
    Well, 1895 onwards. Loco looks like the ‘Bat’, Class E no. 110, from 1891 Edit: This loco ended its days on the Waterford to Tramore line up to 1961. In service for 70 years. They don’t make them like that anymore!
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Station opened 1895. Looks very fresh here, lime on the red brick, zero weeds in the track bed.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    In 1901, Robert John Boag was stationmaster, but he was only 27. I think the gent in the bowler is master here and twice that age. Or maybe the man next to him in the fanciest uniform is Boag, and Mr. Bowler Hat is a boss from the railway company?
  • Niall McAuley said:
    There are several pics. In L_IMP_3526 there is a torn poster advertising FAIRS AUGUST, and a noticeboard marked GLASGOW AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY??
  • Niall McAuley said:
    L_IMP_3528 still has neat stacks of red bricks and roof tiles from construction of the station. {EDIT see below, that is one is Clifden, not Achill]

Achill tragedy remembered.

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