Family eating Indian meal
Collection:Mansion House
Photographer:Tallon, Daniel
Year:1898
Description:A photograph of a family eating Indian meal in 1898. The photograph was taken in Garumna Island, county Galway. There are two men, two women and six children in the photograph. The meal is in a cauldron on the floor. Indian meal was provided by the government for the relief of the poor. The women are wearing shawls. The caption at the bottom of the photograph reads "Garumna Island. Dinner on Indian Meal, Supplied by Relief Committee.".
Subject headings:
Connemara
-Adults
-Men
-Women
-Children
-Cauldrons
-Food
-Food Aid
-Assistance
-Poor Persons