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'Young Firbolgs' Aranmore
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Robert John Welch (24/08/2015), 'Young Firbolgs' Aranmore, Publisher = "University of Galway", Asset Id 1699, Archival Record Id P28/18
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Collection
Balfour Album
Title
'Young Firbolgs' Aranmore
Description
Large group of children, both boys and girls, mostly facing camera. They are standing in front of a cottage whose partially white-washed gable is visible. Many of the girls are wearing white pinafores. Some of the boys are wearing traditional Aran kintted clothing. Welch's use of the word "Firbolgs" in the caption possibly refers to the legendary motif that the Aran islands was the last bastion of the Firbolgs a small dark race of people subsequently defeated by the Tuatha de Danann in Irish myth.
Date
01/01/1894
Date Issued
24/08/2015
Resource Type
Still image
Archival Record Id
P28/18
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
285x365mm
Topic
Children,Cottages,Clothing and dress
Geographic
Aran Islands (Ireland),Ireland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen Nineties
Genre
Black and White photograph,Group portraits
Creator / Author Name
Robert John Welch