Bringing home the turf
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Where: Kerry, Ireland
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When: 01 June 1963
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To end the week with a wee bit of colour we have a most charming photograph of a time long gone. The activity captured here was once ubiquitous - but now less common. The whole process of bringing home the turf was a full family occupation. And, in this case, even Neddy the Donkey is willingly involved
Photographer: Richard Tilbrook
Collection: Tilbrook Photographic Collection
Date: June 1963
NLI Ref: TIL852
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Photographer: Richard Tilbrook
Collection: Tilbrook Photographic Collection
Date: June 1963
NLI Ref: TIL852
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
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domenico milella
Congratulation for your beautiful Album.
Oretani Wildlife (Mike Grimes)
The narrow body of water, the background and the subjects immediately made me think Kerry, and more specifically Valentia Island. I think if you look at the triangular shaped field in the back ground on the left and the line of trees from the shore, it matches up with the view from this link looking across a boggy field from Carhan Lower, Co. Kerry on the road to Portmagee looking over at Valentia Island. goo.gl/maps/J1cq43KVBtP2
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeegee] Good match i'd say! Neddy and The Milky Bar Kid had a close-up - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000193943
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
The Tilbrooks took these other photos in Kerry in 1963 - catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=tilbrook+kerry+19...
Oretani Wildlife (Mike Grimes)
I'm sure someone down there could identify the family.
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Not far away from, and same time as this one ... Ping @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosskayree/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/6122873885/
DannyM8
The DOG must be off harassing the Photographer!
irishlad031
Some of these boys should still be about...
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
I agree https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeegee and https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia. The hills and the slopes match exactly in the background of the StreetView. To the extent that I've mapped it to the same spot. Unless corrected, I think it's fairly firm. Now all we need is local knowledge of the family....
gennadyalexandrov
nice