Picture No | 10220405 |
Date | 1883 |
Description | Gathering seaweed for food, Ireland 1883 |
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Scenes showing men, women and children gathering seaweed for food on the coast of Clare, west of Ireland. They are also shown picking, drying and selling 'd'hlisk', and gathering 'corrigan'. These alternatives were necessary due to the failure of the staple crops such as pototoes.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 12 May 1883, page 465 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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