Cabins in the Claddagh
Item
Title
Cabins in the Claddagh
Description
View of several dwelling houses in The Claddagh, Galway City. The houses all single story 'cabins'. Each house has a thatched roof and a chimney. A group of over 10 children are visible outside one house., a solitary women is visible outside another house, a woman with her back to the camera and two children are visible outside another house. These dwellings remained as homes in the Claddagh area of Galway until the 1930s when they were demolished as unfit habitation.
Contributor
Welch, Robert John (1859-1936) (Photographer)
Coverage
Galway, Ireland
The Claddagh
Ireland, West of
Europe--Ireland--Galway
53.2664112354, -9.0573194979
19th century
Date
1894
Format
electronic resource
285x365mm
Identifier
nuigalway:5121
local: P28/13
Publisher
NUI Galway Library
Subject
Built environment--children--Vernacular housing
Built environment--children--Vernacular housing--Galway, Ireland--The Claddagh--Ireland, West of--19th century
Type
StillImage
black-and-white positive