poitín

It's on "L[ake] Shindillagh" according to this - www.postcardsireland.com/postcard/through-green-hills-eri...

via Irish Cottage Prints Irish Cottage Prints on Flickr "Mick McQuaid was a notorious poitín distiller of the last century. This cabin is typical of the poitín makers’ home. The cabin has no windows – this may be because it was originally built when there was a tax levied according to the number of windows in a house."

Aka Mick McQuaid’s Castle, L. Shindillagh "The caption refers to a contemporary cartoon character - Mick McQuaid - whose exploits featured in a popular periodical called the Shamrock, from the 1860s to the early twentieth century." www.omnia.ie/index.php?navigation_function=2&navigati...

"In the 1880's a popular magazine named 'The Shamrock' featured a serial written by a Colonel Lynam about imaginary conversations between an optimist, Mick McQuaid, and a pessimist, Terry Garrity. During these philosophical conversations, Mick often drew inspiration from a pipeful of Carroll's tobacco. Consequently, in 1889, the company launched one of its most successful tobaccos, Mick McQuaid." pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/pj-carroll-dundalk-ireland... (Seems to be an early case of product placement)

It's apparently here: goo.gl/maps/gKWjmtRNzRU2

"Flora ?? O'Connell" There's another in the NLI catalogue called "Mary Sullivan" - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000566169/Image?lookfor=http:...

In stereo the stereotypical Irish colleen???? Its a fine shot of the young lady!

I wonder what was in the Bottle? Poteen for sale to visitors? I am not sure the health and safety people would be happy with her glass carrying procedure.

I think Nora is more likely than Flora, but no obvious hits in the census. Of course, she would probably be married by 1901...

I saw a documentary on the "Wild West" recently where they showed some fantastic sterographic images, if they had included this picture it would not have been out of place, she does look very native American.