April/May 1902 - Visual Tour of Ireland

YouTube ^ | 1902 | Mitchell and Kenyon

[NRx]

A fascinating look at street scenes and ordinary life in Ireland at the turn of the last century. Most of the film was shot in the city of Cork (then Queenstown), a major port in southern Ireland. The last few minutes were shot in Wexford.

Length: Appx 17 minutes

[Gay State Conservative]

Very interesting indeed.My ancestors had already come over when this was filmed but it still gives one an idea of what things were like.

[The Westerner]

Thank you. Spent an extraordinary week in County Cork. I’ve never seen a color photograph or movie that captures the everchanging green color of the landscape caused by the wind blowing the clouds overhead. Ireland has to be seen in person to understand why it’s the Emerald Isle.

[Joe Marine 76]

I was in Cork and Cobh two weeks ago. All my grandparents departed for America on the White Star Line (SS Teutonic and SS Zeeland) from “Queenstown” which was named for Queen Victoria.

Cork was not formerly Queenstown; Cobh (”Cove”) was Queenstown and downstream from Cork in the estuary of the River Lee. The city was renamed Cobh after the Independence in 1922.

[NRx]

RMS Teutonic

https://youtu.be/0wT9jWiSj6w

[Celerity]

I try to get out there as much as possible. Whenever I go I just tisk-tisk at how great it would be if they had freedoms.

Ireland - where the streets have no name. Literally, dammit you NEED a GPS to find anything.

First time I went I had long hair, painted nails and ears full of metal (Still have that) but the people there thought I was from another planet. Talked to a few guys and they said they had never even considered - much less witnessed - a man with long hair.

[444Flyer]

Ping

[Rockpile]

Thanks for posting. That was tremendous.
Had ancestors out migrate from County Cork
a couple of generations prior and come into the US via New Orleans.

Cobh was Queenstown. Last stop for Titanic I think.

PS, imagine how nasty the bottoms of some women’s skirts and dresses
must have gotten. Long enough to drag on the ground was just stupid.