Framed Prints
Framed Print of Sketches from Ireland: Meath lads on their garden plot at Crossakeel, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Ireland: Meath lads on their garden plot at Crossakeel, 1870. We gathered from talk with the people that the field in which we were was rented by a middleman...they complained bitterly of nearly all the land in the county being devoted to pasture. A man could do no good there, they said; so that everyone emigrated to America the moment he had the chance. Wages were 2s. [ie shillings] a day just at present; but a farm servant, engaged all the year round, only received 6s. a week; sometimes a cabin was thrown in; but this was rare. Beef they never tasted. You put me in stock, there, replied one of them, when I asked him the price of butchers meat; I haven't tasted a bit these seven years. At Christmas we managed a morsel of bacon; all the rest of the year we live on potatoes. We burn turf in winter, as it is cheaper than coal; it is 15d. to 16d. the gaze, and there are five gazes in the ton, while coals cost 22s. Of course turf does not go so far; still, it is a good deal the cheapest. Not half the men in this field can read - it is only the young ones; we all send our children to school now; we know it's the best thing we can do for them'. From Illustrated London News, 1870. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 39244063
Agricultural Labourer Class Eire Farm Hands Farm Labourers Farm Workers Farmhands Farmworkers Irish Irish Republic Labourer Meath Leinster Ireland Potato Potatoes Republic Of Ireland Shovel Shovels Spade Spades Vegetable Vegetables Working Class
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 18.5cm (9.6" x 7.3")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
