Cabins in the Claddagh
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.
The Claddagh
Three boats are moored at a quay. They are sailing boats with upright masts. Two girls are standing on the quay. Up to ten cabins are visible. A high wall and pillar with iron rails are visible on the right, with trees growing inside the wall.
Corrib Bridge, Galway
A view of the railway bridge over the Corrib at Woodquay taken from the western shoreline of the river. The iron bridge is supported on limestone arched columns which are still visibile in the rriver at the site. Two boats are moored on the western bank of the river and a quay is visible on the eastern side in the centre of the photograph. This is Steamer's Quay, so called bacause the steamboats which carried passengers and cargo up the Corrib had their terminus here.
The Corrib Railway Bridge
A view of the railway bridge over the Corrib at Woodquay taken from the western shoreline of the river. The iron bridge is supported on limestone arched columns which are still visibile in the rriver at the site. Two boats are moored on the western bank of the river and a quay is visible on the eastern side in the centre of the photograph. This is Steamer's Quay, so called bacause the steamboats which carried passengers and cargo up the Corrib had their terminus here.
St. Nicholas’, Galway
A view of the interior of St. Nicholas' church showing five arches supported by pillars. Three windows are visible with another partially visible. A stone baptismal font is in the foreground. There are wooden pews. The floor is stone with iron heating grills inset. St. Nicholas' dates from the early fourteenth century as the oldest tomb in the church has been assigned that date. It was extended in the sixteenth century and has remained a place of worship up to the present.
'Young Firbolgs' Aranmore
Large group of children, both boys and girls, mostly facing camera. They are standing in front of a cottage whose partially white-washed gable is visible. Many of the girls are wearing white pinafores. Some of the boys are wearing traditional Aran kintted clothing. Welch's use of the word "Firbolgs" in the caption possibly refers to the legendery motif that the Aran islands was the last bastion of the Firbolgs, a small dark race of people subsequently defeated by the Tuatha de Danann in Irish myth.
A Connemara Long Car
Photograph of wheeled vehicle drawn by four horses on a road. There are mountains and a lake in the background. A thatched cabin in poor repair is visible behind the Long Car, which is standing on a roadway.The is a stack of turf in the foreground. Two men wearing hats and overcoats are standing on the road way, one at the horses' heads and the second beside the long car. Another man, presumably the driver, is seated on the box holding the reins. There are at least four other passengers on the vehicle. The picture was taken on the Galway-Clifden road, close to the shores of Lough Shindillagh. The long car is travelling west towards Clifden. The mountain in the background is Lackavrea.
Making the Railway at Recess Station
A track is being cut though a rock outcrop. At least thirteen workmen are visible, mostly high on the rocks to the left of the photograph. Planks are being used as work platforms. A cart is visible in the centre of the track. Welch's caption indicates the works are at Recess Station though there is no sign of the station. The building is still extant but in private ownership.
View of Roundstone village facing east. Most of the buildings are substantial two-storey houses which are still visible on Roundstone's Main Street today.
A Connemara Long Car
View of Roundstone harbour and village facing west. A substantial fishing boat is moored beside the quay in the foregrond with some smaller boats in the distance. A small boy sits on the quay looking into the boat. Substantial two and three-storey houses are visible in the background as well as a church on an elevated site above the village.
Mick McQuaid’s Castle, L. Shindillagh
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.
Connemara Wool Spinning
A woman working a spinning wheel stands outside a partially white washing thatched cabin. A man wearing a cap and knitted scarf stands in the doorway. A basket and a shovel are on the ground close to the spinning wheel. Wool spinning was seen as one of the few possible profitable occupations in Connemara where sheep could be reared on the mountains.
Cashel Bay and Mountain
View of Cashel Mountain or Hill with the road running below it along the shore of Cashel Bay. A thatched cabin, with an outbuilding, is visible in the foreground. A more substantial white two-storey, possibly slated building, is visible in the distance, on the extreme left.
St. MacDara's Stone-roofed Oratory, Roundstone
View of substantial stone built gable building, described by Welch as St. Macdara's Oratory. There is a doorway in one gable. Though much of the roof is gone it is possible to see that it too was made of stone. The sea is in the background. St. Macdara's Church is located approximately one kilometre off shore. The stone roof was restored in the 1970s. A pilgrimage is held in honour of the saint on 16 July each year.
Aran Men carrying a Canvas Currach
Three men are holding a currach aloft on the seashore. Four more currachs, as well as more people, are visible in the background. Currachs are wooden framed boats covered in tanned leather. They are propelled by oars and are extremely light and fast. Until the middle of the twentieth century they would have been the main form of transport for the population of the Aran Islands, where this photograph appears to have been taken.
Killeany Holy well station and Young Natives, Aranmore
Five children are visible on either side of a stone opening. A stone pillar inscribed with a cross is visible beside them. The girl standing is wearing a print dress with a check shawl over her shoulders. A rocky field is visible in the background. Welch's caption identifies this as Killeany Holy Well. His reference to the children as "young natives" possibly represents an an imperial mindset.
A Mountain Cabin, Cashel
The photograph shows a whitewashed thatched cabin with a door and two windows. The small garden in front is surrounded by a dry-stone wall. A woman wearing a shawl and an apron is standing in front of the cottage looking at the camera. A dog sits on a rock on the left of the photograph. Welch's caption identifes the location as Cashel and it is possibly Cashel Hill that is visible in the background.
The Limpet Shell Mound (Kitchen Midden), Dogs’ Bay
Almost two-thirds of the photograph is taken up by a mound of limpet shells. The seashore is visible in the background. Welch identifies the setting as Dog's Bay. A shell midden is an archaeological feature, often exposed by sands being blown off during winter storms. The shells represent the diet of the earliest inhabitents of this part of Connemara.
Temple-na-neeve, Inchangoill, Oughterard
A substantial arch within a stone building is visible. A young man leans against the right hand wall underneath the arch giving an indication of the scale of the wall and the arch. There is a window in the centre of the wall underneath which is a stone slab, possibly an altar. Substantial ivy growth can be seen on the upper part of the building. Welch identifies the site as Temple na Neeve on Inchangoill Island in Lough Corrib. The photograph is probably one of the earliest photographic representations of the early medieval churches still visible on the island.
Cyclopean Door and Masonry of Temple Phaidrig Inchangoil 5th or 6th century
A wall constructed of substantial cut stones is visble, surmounted by a large growth of ivy. The doorway in the centre narrows from the ground towards the lintel and is described by Welch as cyclopian. The door way and building are substantially the same as depicted by Welch in his photograph.
Hiberno Romanesque door Inchangoill
A view of an arched doorway leading into a stone church building.The building is of cut stone. Heads are carved on the outer portion of the arch.
Ingnacdon’s Stone, Inchangoill, Oughterard
A stone pillar carved with ogham writing. The pillar is covered with lichen and stands against a background of ferns and other vegetation.
A Bog cabin, Benlettery
Six people are standing or sitting outside the entrance to a poorly constructed thatched cabin. The walls appear to be of dry stone construction and planks are used to weigh down the thatch. The girls in the photograph are barefoot but wearing white aprons despite the squalor of their surroundings.
Railway Bridge Galway, Looking North East
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A Mountain Farm, Ballinahinch
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Cyclopean Masonry and Window of Saint MacDara’s Oratory, Roundstone
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The '12 Bens' and Roundstone Bay from 'the Station' McDara’s Island
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Gleninagh and the '12 Bens' range from Lisoughter Hill
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Maam Turc Mts from Derryclare lake
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Gleninagh in Maytime
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Among the 12 Bens, Col or Mountain pass between Bengower and Benbreen
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On the Summit of Ben Lettery
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Benbreen '12 Bens' showing Mt. Saluscs and the results of the 'frost hammer'
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A Corner of Killeany Village, Aranmore
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Irish Field Club Union with English friends landing at Aranmore, July 1895 First excursion arranged to take advantage of new railway
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Kylemore Church
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Kylemore Castle
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A Mountain Torrent from the Maam Turcs in the Vale of Inagh
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L. Shindillagh and the Maam Turc Mountains
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Ballinahinch - Connemara
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Kylemore Pass and Diamond Mt.
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Cashel Bay, Hotel and School
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Loughaniernan and Maam Turc range
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Kylemore Lake and Castle
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Ballinahinch River Salmon fishery
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Dog's Bay, Roundstone
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Cashel Mountain from O’Loghlin’s Hotel
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The summit crags of Bengower from Benlettery
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Crags of Ben na Sidura
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The Vale of Inagh and (Maam) Turk Range
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Railway Bridge Galway, Looking North East
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