Smoky hills in Leenane
Image by National Library of Ireland on The Commons
To start the week this shot is from the Hargrave Collection. A beautiful scene with a house on the curve of the coast, beneath rolling hills and with smoke rising invitingly from a chimney as the residents rise to begin their day?
I remember selecting this photograph about eight weeks ago for inclusion in this stream. Then I had a little holiday on the Wild Atlantic Way, we spent some time in Leenane and we had dinner in this very hotel, It never struck me that this was Leenane, I was so surprised when the location was identified by BeachcomberAustralia with help from Niall McAuley . As I said earlier you guys are getting too good at this game.
Photographers: Joshua H. Hargrave
Collection: Joshua H. Hargrave Photographic Collection
Date: Catalogue date c.1891
NLI Ref: HAR41
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
