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November 14, 1922 - Turnips? Swedes? A.N. Other? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded November 2011
November 13, 1942 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded November 2011
September 10, 1943 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2011
September 6, 1943 from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2011
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September 10, 1943
- desmondg47 said:
- National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
November 14, 1922 - Turnips? Swedes? A.N. Other?
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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!
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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!
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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!
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desmondg47 said:
These offices still exist at 26 O'Connell Street, Waterford
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Eamonn Bolger (Ireland) said:
What a great shot!
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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
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Liliana hollaender Grazie, Liliana!