Keywords: gracedieu gracediew waterford ireland munster thrashing threshing thresher farming hay free state soldiers freestatesoldiers soldiers uniforms guns rifles bayonets rake pitchfork dogs smoking workers labourers barn ricks caps steam thursday 27th september 1923 1920s twenties 20th century 20thcentury a.h. poole ahpoole arthur henri poole arthurhenripoole poole collection poolecollection glass negative glassnegative national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland irish farmers union irishfarmersunion itgwu special infantry corps specialinfantrycorps strike farm labourer farmlabourer lee enfield rifle leeenfieldrifle richard hornsby richardhornsby steampower blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white This is an intriguing little one! We've been at Gracedieu in Co. Waterford before (or Gracediew, as it's sometimes spelled), but never accompanied by an armed guard. The Irish Civil War was "over" for nearly 4 months before this photo was taken, so why the need for Free State soldiers? P.S. A Mr Kierney ordered/paid for this photograph. Photographer: Poole Photographic Studios, Waterford Date: Thursday, 27 September 1923 NLI Ref: POOLEWP 3123 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie This is an intriguing little one! We've been at Gracedieu in Co. Waterford before (or Gracediew, as it's sometimes spelled), but never accompanied by an armed guard. The Irish Civil War was "over" for nearly 4 months before this photo was taken, so why the need for Free State soldiers? P.S. A Mr Kierney ordered/paid for this photograph. Photographer: Poole Photographic Studios, Waterford Date: Thursday, 27 September 1923 NLI Ref: POOLEWP 3123 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie |