“Maraboro”, farmhouse near Timoleague, County Cork, Eire. (13/4)
In 1952 the house had no electricity, gas or reticulated plumbing. Kerosene lamps and candles provided lighting and water jugs and basins were used for washing and bathing in the bedrooms.
The farm of just over 20Ha (50 acres) was used to run a small herd of dairy cows.
In 1952 the house had no electricity, gas or reticulated plumbing. Kerosene lamps and candles provided lighting and water jugs and basins were used for washing and bathing in the bedrooms.
The farm of just over 20Ha (50 acres) was used to run a small herd of dairy cows.
Farm Family, Eire
The farmer, his wife and their adult children at the “Maraboro” farm near Timoleague, County Cork, Eire. Photo taken 13th April 1952. The members of the family were relatives of Arthur Shannon. (L to R) : Ethel Kingston, Mr Kingston Snr.,Margaret Kingston, Willie Kingston and Mrs Kingston (Daisy).
Dairy cows on “Maraboro” farm, near Timoleague, County Cork, Eire (7/4)
Keith Wickenton (L) and Alan Wickenton on the farm.
In 1952, the farm had no electricity and milking was done by hand. Cream was taken in a can by horse and cart to the local creamery.
Home-grown mangelwurzels (mangel beet/field beet), were an important part of the herd’s diet. The root vegetable was derived from Beta vulgaris in the 18th century as a fodder crop for livestock.
Keith Wickenton (L) and Alan Wickenton on the farm.
In 1952, the farm had no electricity and milking was done by hand. Cream was taken in a can by horse and cart to the local creamery.
Home-grown mangelwurzels (mangel beet/field beet), were an important part of the herd’s diet. The root vegetable was derived from Beta vulgaris in the 18th century as a fodder crop for livestock.
Inspecting cut turf in peat diggings, Kerry. Eire. (11/4)
Keith Wickenton (squatting) and Alan Wickenton standing in the peat diggings.
Peatlands have been exploited in Ireland for over a thousand years. From the 17th century there was pressure to reclaim bogs, seen as wastelands, for agriculture.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries the emphasis changed to encouraging the development of Ireland's peatlands for fuel and improving the quality of turf as a fuel.
Keith Wickenton (squatting) and Alan Wickenton standing in the peat diggings.
Peatlands have been exploited in Ireland for over a thousand years. From the 17th century there was pressure to reclaim bogs, seen as wastelands, for agriculture.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries the emphasis changed to encouraging the development of Ireland's peatlands for fuel and improving the quality of turf as a fuel.
Courtmacsherry Bay, Eire. (5/4)
View from the high road into the town of Timoleague,County Cork.
A European Union Special Area of Conservation has now been declared over the bay’s estuary to ensure the protection of wildlife species and their habitat.
View from the high road into the town of Timoleague,County Cork.
A European Union Special Area of Conservation has now been declared over the bay’s estuary to ensure the protection of wildlife species and their habitat.
Eire.(11/4)
There's light at the end of the tunnel for the occupants of this Morris Minor.
The road tunnel is at the boundary of the counties of Cork and Kerry.
There's light at the end of the tunnel for the occupants of this Morris Minor.
The road tunnel is at the boundary of the counties of Cork and Kerry.
On the road to Killarney. (11/4)
From Left: Keith Wickenton, Arthur Shannon and Alan Wickenton.
From Left: Keith Wickenton, Arthur Shannon and Alan Wickenton.
Tourists enjoy an Irish jaunting cart ride around the Killarney Lakes, Eire. (11/4)
Arthur Shannon holding the reins, then (L to R) Ethel Kingston, Keith Wickenton, Alan Wickenton and Margaret Kingston.
Killarney is famous for these horse drawn carts driven by local operators. The driver obligingly took this photo.
The tour around the Lakes covers a distance of 22 km (14 miles).
Killarney National Park is one of the very few places in Ireland that has been continuously covered by woodland since the end of the most recent glacial period, about 10,000 years ago. Humans have lived in the area since at least the Bronze Age, approximately 4,000 years ago.
Arthur Shannon holding the reins, then (L to R) Ethel Kingston, Keith Wickenton, Alan Wickenton and Margaret Kingston.
Killarney is famous for these horse drawn carts driven by local operators. The driver obligingly took this photo.
The tour around the Lakes covers a distance of 22 km (14 miles).
Killarney National Park is one of the very few places in Ireland that has been continuously covered by woodland since the end of the most recent glacial period, about 10,000 years ago. Humans have lived in the area since at least the Bronze Age, approximately 4,000 years ago.
Lake view, Killarney. (11/4)
The three Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, Eire are a renowned scenic attraction located near Killarney town.
The lakes lie in a valley ringed by mountains.
There are many sites of natural, historic and religious interest on the lakes which are mostly contained in the surrounding Killarney National Park.
On the shores lie Ross Castle,built in the late 1400s; Muckross Abbey,which was founded in 1448,but due to a violent history was destroyed and rebuilt several times; and Muckross House, a 65-room mansion built in Tudor Style in 1843.
Innisfallen Island, on Lough Leane , is the site of remains of Innisfallen Abbey which was founded in 640 and occupied for 850 years. Elizabeth I dispossesed the monks of their abbey in 1594. Parts of the abbey dating from the 10th,12th and 13th centuries still survive.
The three Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, Eire are a renowned scenic attraction located near Killarney town.
The lakes lie in a valley ringed by mountains.
There are many sites of natural, historic and religious interest on the lakes which are mostly contained in the surrounding Killarney National Park.
On the shores lie Ross Castle,built in the late 1400s; Muckross Abbey,which was founded in 1448,but due to a violent history was destroyed and rebuilt several times; and Muckross House, a 65-room mansion built in Tudor Style in 1843.
Innisfallen Island, on Lough Leane , is the site of remains of Innisfallen Abbey which was founded in 640 and occupied for 850 years. Elizabeth I dispossesed the monks of their abbey in 1594. Parts of the abbey dating from the 10th,12th and 13th centuries still survive.
At the Meeting of the Waters, Killarney, Eire. (11/4)
Left to Right: Alan Wickenton, Margaret Kingston, Ethel Kingston and (at front) Keith Wickenton.
The Old Weir Bridge is seen in the distance. It was built in the 16th century to link the three Killarney lakes. They consist of Lough Leane, Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake) and Upper Lake.
The famous lakes lie in a mountain-ringed valley which include Ireland's highest mountain Carrauntoohil 1,038 metres (3406 ft), and Purple Mountain 832m (2730 ft), Mangerton Mountain 843m (2766 ft) and Torc Mountain 535m (1755).
Left to Right: Alan Wickenton, Margaret Kingston, Ethel Kingston and (at front) Keith Wickenton.
The Old Weir Bridge is seen in the distance. It was built in the 16th century to link the three Killarney lakes. They consist of Lough Leane, Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake) and Upper Lake.
The famous lakes lie in a mountain-ringed valley which include Ireland's highest mountain Carrauntoohil 1,038 metres (3406 ft), and Purple Mountain 832m (2730 ft), Mangerton Mountain 843m (2766 ft) and Torc Mountain 535m (1755).
A coastal scene near Glengarriff, Eire. (11/4) Glengarriff village is situated in a glacially deepened valley and its climate is mild and temperate due to the Gulf Stream which warms the waters of Bantry Bay.
Glengarriff is one of the few areas which still retains much of the ancient woodlands which once covered the British Isles.
Glengarriff is one of the few areas which still retains much of the ancient woodlands which once covered the British Isles.