Picture No | 10220365 |
Date | 1880 |
Description | Sketches of the peasantry in Mayo, Ireland. |
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These are six sketches of peasant life in Mayo, Ireland before the potato famine in the mid-19th century. The scenes are both indoor and outdoor and depict different trades such as farming and spinning. Transport by donkey and horse is also depicted.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 20 November 1880, page 496 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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