Photograph of a young man thatching a roof, Aran Islands.
Description
Photograph of a young man thatching the roof of a cottage, Aran Islands. The thatcher, with both feet on a rung of a ladder tied onto the roof, leans back. There are bundles of rye grass on the roof behind him and he holds one between his knees. The young man wears wellington boots, trousers, a jacket and shirt. He works with both hands. A triangle of sky is visible in the right background.