Mick McQuaid’s Castle, L. Shindillagh
Item
Title
Mick McQuaid’s Castle, L. Shindillagh
Description
The photograph depicts a poorly constructed stone cabin with a thatched roof secured with ropes. A plank rests against the thatch at the right hand end of the building. A doorway is visible in the left hand end. The whole building is only a few metres from the shore of Lough Shindillagh. The mountain in the background is Corcog. The caption refers to a contemporary cartoon character - Mick McQuaid - whose exploits featured in a popular periodical called the Shamrock, from the 1860s to the early twentieth century.
Contributor
Welch, Robert John (1859-1936) (Photographer)
Coverage
Ireland, West of
Connemara
Lough Shindillagh
Europe--Ireland--Galway
53.4522534885, -9.5632015727
19th century
Date
1894
Format
nonprojected graphic
285x365mm
Identifier
nuigalway:5131
local: P28/23
Publisher
NUI Galway Library
Subject
cabin--castle
cabin--castle--Ireland, West of--Connemara--Lough Shindillagh--19th century
Type
StillImage
black-and-white positive