At the convent, Graiguenamanagh 1908. (L to R) Back row: Mother Evangelist Foley, Sr. Stanislaus Bray, Sr. Camillus Hughes. Front Row: Mother Columba Martyn, and Sr. Gabriel O Neill.
A long-tailed Barrow Boat prepares to set out from Graigue, probably for an outing to St. Mullins, ca 1910. Note horse(s) at top left of photo, also the two boys with hurley's. Only a few patrons have boarded as yet. Leisurely times1
Mick Hayden of the quay at the helm of his "hack boat" or privately owned, horse drawn wooden barge. She was one of the long-tailed Barrow boats - so called because of their very long rudders - they plied the Barrow in the 19th and 20th centuries. …