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Photograph of a young man thatching a roof, Inishmore.
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George Pickow (01/07/2022), Photograph of a young man thatching a roof, Inishmore., Publisher = "University of Galway", Asset Id 280, Archival Record Id p102805.jpg
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Collection
Ritchie Pickow
Title
Photograph of a young man thatching a roof, Inishmore.
Description
Photograph of a young man thatching the roof of a cottage, Inishmore, Aran Islands. In the centre background, the thatcher, sits with both feet on a rung of a ladder tied onto the roof. There are bundles of rye grass on the roof, in the left mid/foreground, and he holds one between his knees with his left hand. He has a ball of grass in his right hand. The young man wears wellington boots, trousers, a jacket and shirt. The sky is visible in the background.
Date
01/01/1952
Date Issued
01/07/2022
Resource Type
Still image
Archival Record Id
p102805.jpg
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
60x60mm
Topic
Thatched buildings,Thatched roofs
Geographic
Inishmore (Ireland),Aran Islands (Ireland)
Temporal
Nineteen fifties,Twentieth century
Genre
Black and white
Creator / Author Name
George Pickow