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9 photos tagged vernacular, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910
2008

 

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At Gweedore, Co. Donegal

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • Humdrum Ladybug said:
    Look at the dirt & rocks piled up in the windows to keep out the weather ... my-my-my! And we think we have it bad ... Never seen pictures like these before ... WOW! 12-26-15
  • O Mac said:
    The distance hills would suggest it was taken somewhere around here. www.google.ie/maps/@55.0439188,-8.1943586,3a,75y,247.64h,...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    [https://www.flickr.com/photos/94586980@N06] O Mac Thanks for your comments. Owen will you have a look at the mapping of all photos posted since Christmas and let me know if any changes are needed.
  • Melinda Young Stuart said:
    O Mac I bet you are exactly right. I wonder what the current owners of these cottages would think if they saw the old pictures. . . . . Thanks to the NLI for sharing. Despite the married name I carry, I am not Scottish!

Steam Shovel

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Patrick Castelli said:
    An interesting scene!
  • KölnMike said:
    Your observation is an interesting one. The well dressed adults (overcoats, shoes and hats) on a cold damp looking day, is a harsh contrast to the young barefoot child with just a jumper and shorts. When browsing through Mount Saint Lawrence’s Cemetery burial records, it’s therefore not surprising to see a high ratio of children dying young at that time. Many tough kids had to survive Frank McCourt’s Limerick.
  • Swordscookie said:
    That poor man will never be able to pull that contraption all the way to Ardnacrusha! A factor in it's positioning is that most of the houses in Georgian Limerick had coal cellars that went out under the streets and might not have borne the weight of the Steam Shovel. You will note that it is in the centre of the roadway where it was strongest.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    KölnMike Well, it just struck me that here we have a behemoth of modern technology, imported from Germany, lumbering off to what was one of the largest engineering projects in the world at that time - and a boy barefoot on the street watching it pass by. While I'm always wary of making assumptions about lack of shoes, in this case, he really does look poor juxtaposed with some of the men...
  • Swordscookie said:
    KolnMike - I wonder how many Limerick people would consider any aspect of their city to be Frank McCourts? I know what you mean though, the hardships, the conditions and the poverty.

October 23, 1928

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • plaisanter~ said:
    Thank you for the high-resolution scans of all your pix; it makes viewing a real pleasure and education.
  • instinctive mind said:
    Very nice Classic Photo. Now there looks like a very well built & very strong Building - - -
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/66105333@N06] It's Custom House Quay - sorry, I should have been more specific. Meagher's Quay is different, isn't it? p.s. have you seen our photo of Walter Bishop's wife, Bridget?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    plaisanter~ No problem. I'm using them whenever I can... Glad you're enjoying the photos! :)
  • Alan Organ said:
    Great example of how vernacular photographs become art.