The Hillsiders, 1921
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
The Hillsiders, 1921
Identifier
VHG0039
Depiction
Four women with overcoats wearing hats and cap, in front of a wall with a hill in the background. Some are wearing overcoats, hats and a cap
Description
The picture shows four women (l to r): Bee Cafferkey, Ciss Byrne, Nina Carlos and Rita Carlos, with a hill in the background. Some are wearing overcoats (one belted) with hats and a cap. It appears that they were out hill walking and were known as ‘The Hillsiders’.
Bee (Bridget) Cafferkey won a Mayo County Council Scholarship in 1918 and came to University College Galway. She did Arts, obtaining high grades in the 1st Arts Examinations in Summer 1919. She took French as a BA Subsidiary subject in 1920. She obtained a 1st Class Honours BA Degree in Irish and in English in the autumn of 1921.
Bee (Bridget) Cafferkey won a Mayo County Council Scholarship in 1918 and came to University College Galway. She did Arts, obtaining high grades in the 1st Arts Examinations in Summer 1919. She took French as a BA Subsidiary subject in 1920. She obtained a 1st Class Honours BA Degree in Irish and in English in the autumn of 1921.
References
Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
P. Larkin, S.G. Jennings, ‘The Hillsiders,1921', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14260, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1920s
Category
colour
group
off-campus
outdoors
Subject
Keywords
Hill walking
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
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