View of pier with boat at anchor in harbour. There is a large crowd on the pier. The local people can be distinguished from the visitors by their dress. Welch indicates that this is a visit to the Aran Islands by members of the Irish Field Club Union in July 1895.This first excur
built environment | transport | Piers
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The photograph shows a collection of neatly thatched stone built cottages, some of which are whitewashed. Two children sit on the wall while a man stands outside the gate. A woman is visible in front of the door way of the cottage.
vernacular housing | Cottages | built environment
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View depicting steep sloping rocky mountain terrain. Welch's first love was natural history and this is evident by the caption where he wishes to draw the viewer's attention to the effect of glaciation on the rock face.
geographic feature | glaciation
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View of the gothic style church at Kylemore, Connemara. The church was built by the then owner of the Kylemore estate, Mitchell Henry, between 1877-1881, as a memorial to his wife Margaret, who had died while travelling in Egypt.
built environment | gothic church | Mitchell Henry
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View of Gothic-revival style house known as Kylemore Castle, begun by the estate owner, Mitchell Henry, in 1867. Construction lasted four years cost over £29,000.
built environment | Architecture, Gothic | Kylemore Abbey
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The photograph depicts a group of mountain climbers on the summit of a mountian. Welch's caption informs us this is Ben Lettery.
Geographic feature | Mountain walking
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View depicting steep and rocky mountain terrain.
geographic feature
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Gleninagh in Maytime indicates when Welch took this photograph and this is further reinforced by a substantial gorse bush in flower on left of photograph.
geographic features | Gorse | Spring
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View of rushing water over rocks. Welch's caption indicates the water is running off the Maamturk mountains.
geographic feature | river
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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 overco
transport | Horse-drawn vehicles
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View taken from inside an iron railway bridge entitled "Corrib Railway Bridge". The bridge has iron railings on either side. The track bed is in the centre but no sleepers have yet been laid. The river Corrib is visible through the railings. The view appears to have been taken fr
railway bridge | Galway to Clifden railway
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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
Knitting | Aran knit | Irish mythology
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