Irish horse culture (52 images)
After almost five years in Australia I came home last June and found myself looking at Ireland with fresh eyes. With so much change going on in the country and the Celtic tiger economy in full effect I decided to document one aspect of my culture that has remained largely unchanged but will most likely fade into the history books.
From the tweed suited old gentlemen and gypsies at the traditional horse fairs of Spancil Hill and Ballinasloe to the Adidas clad youth from deprived...
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From the tweed suited old gentlemen and gypsies at the traditional horse fairs of Spancil Hill and Ballinasloe to the Adidas clad youth from deprived...
more »
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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Gypsy boys sell their pony at the Smithfield...
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Youths pictured riding their ponies on a sunny...
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Puck Fair images by James Horan. A wild...
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Spancill Hill cross horse fair, County Clare,...
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23/6/2009. Spancill Hill horse fair.A Gold...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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Sulkeys race through waste ground in Saint...
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Girls ride their sulkey throufg Smithfield...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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Stafford Terrier for sale for 1000 euros at the...
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Horse dealers take a coffee break at the...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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A sulkey rides through the traffic in...
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The monthly Smithfield Horse market is one of...
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2/11/2008. Peter Lawlor is pictured at the...
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Close up of a white horse with bright blue...
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2/10/2010. Horse traders from Dublin gather...
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4/10/2010. Traveller boys play with toy guns...
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3/10/2010. Traveller boys Bim Cleary 11 and...
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3/10/2010. Traveller's Jimi O Donoghue and his...
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4/10/2010. Jack O Donoghue aged 11 and PJ...
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3/10/2010. 12 year old traveller Martin...
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4/10/2010. A traveler boy and girl play with...
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4/10/2010. A traveler boy rides his horse near...
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3/10/2010. Fortune teller Margaret Lee from...
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2/10/2010. A traveler rides his trotter at the...
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2/10/2010. Taveler's Fono 2, Michael 3,...
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3/10/2010. Traveler girls are pictured in the...
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3/10/2010. Traveler 's are pictured in the bar...
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4/10/2010. Main St Ballinasloe during the horse...
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4/10/2010. Sulky riders in the trotting lane...
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4/10/2010. Sulky riders in the trotting lane...
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3/10/2010. Travelers show off their horses in...
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3/10/2010. Travelers show off their horses in...
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3/10/2010. Travelers show off their horses in...
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3/10/2010. Travelers show off their horses in...
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3/10/2010. Travelers show off their horses in...
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4/10/2010. A traveler boy watches the trotters...
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4/10/2010. A taveler girl at the fun fair...
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4/10/2010. Traveller girls Megan Vaughan and...
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4/10/2010. A traveler holds a EUR240 9ct gold...

