Keywords: inisheer inis oírr inisoírr aran islands aranislands transport dún aengus dúnaengus steamer currachs oars chains ropes aran islanders aranislanders bullock cattle horns sea may 1939 1930s islands galway ireland independent newspapers collection independentnewspaperscollection national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome surreal outdoor black and white Follow on from Bullock No. I. This shot was taken looking down from the steamer Dún Aengus as the bullock's "swim" was almost finished. Inisheer islanders bringing a bullock out to the Dublin built steamer, the Dún Aengus, on 31 May 1939 for transport to Galway. This is how livestock had to be transported from the island between 1921 and 1958 until a pier was built on Inisheer (Inis Oírr) in 1997. Date: 31 May 1939 NLI Ref.: INDH3343 Follow on from Bullock No. I. This shot was taken looking down from the steamer Dún Aengus as the bullock's "swim" was almost finished. Inisheer islanders bringing a bullock out to the Dublin built steamer, the Dún Aengus, on 31 May 1939 for transport to Galway. This is how livestock had to be transported from the island between 1921 and 1958 until a pier was built on Inisheer (Inis Oírr) in 1997. Date: 31 May 1939 NLI Ref.: INDH3343 |