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| The peasant traveled to harvest the peat and to go to the market towns to sell and buy animals. Many men also traveled seasonally to England and Scotland to harvest crops and earn better wages than they could in Ireland. As the picture above indicates there were sometimes significant distances between the cottage and town. The most common way to get around was probably on foot. Other means were: boat, horse, donkey, and various kinds of "cars". The railroad came to Ballinrobe in 1892.
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| The rock walls are very similar to those around the townland of Mohorra. In addition the spacing of the houses is similar to that of the houses around the
Byrne Cottage in Mohorra. The main difference is that the area in Shrule parish is less hilly than that portrayed in this picture.
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| Taking the Short Cut
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| Riding a Donkey | |
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| Donkey Carts | |
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"Going to market"
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| Jaunting Cars and Other Horse Drawn Vehicles | |
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"Jaunting Car Ireland" Cab or Car Drivers No postmark |
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"Jaunting Car, Ireland- The jaunting car used in Ireland somewhat resembles our "dog cart" with the exception that it is not as high and carried four passengers with a driver instead of two. The passengers are seated sidewise, as may be seen from the picture." | |
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| "A country car"
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| "The Capabilities of the "Oirish Jauntin' Car"
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| "Irish jaunting car"
Not posted, however, the clothes would suggest early 1900s |
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| "An Irish jaunting car"
Date unknown, however, the clothes suggest the 1930s. |
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| "Touring on an Irish jaunting car"
Date unknown, however, the clothes suggest the 1930s. |
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| Low Back Cars | |
| "The Low-Backed Car"
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| Horseback
In the Hollywood movie, Captain Boycott,
Stewart Granger plays an Irishman with a love of fast riding horses. I don't know how much of that
is Hollywood. The Boycott part of the movie is pretty true to the story. Captain Boycott himself was a good rider
who liked to horse race. After his arrival in the United States, Joseph Walsh, was a coachman. I don't know if he also rode horses. |
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Print collection Maggie Land Blanck
RETURNING FROM MARKET, A SCENE IN THE COUNTY OF KILKENNY
The Illustrated London News, January 24, 1857 | |
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SKETCHES OF THE PEASANTRY IN MAYO
The Illustrated London News, Nov. 20, 1880 | |
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A TURF CARD AND GOING TO MARKET
The Graphic, Dec 13, 1879 | |
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Book collection Maggie Land Blanck
A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND BY AN OXONIAN, S.
REYNOLDS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH, 1892 | |
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Book collection Maggie Land Blanck
A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND BY AN OXONIAN, S.
REYNOLDS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH, 1892 Saddles did not seem to be known, and the bridles, chiefly, were of rope and twisted hay. | |
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck Pat & his wife going to Market Posted 1904 | |
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck Ready for work on an irish farm Not posted | |
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To see photos of the Byrne cottage in Mohorra, Shrule Parish, click on the cottage.
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