Stables, Monivea Castle, Athenry, Co Galway

Essential for transport and farm work, the Irish draught horse, considered to be one of the best hunters of its time, was also key in the successful breeding and sale of Irish equine stock. Estates employed grooms, yardmen and blacksmiths, who often lodged in the stable block.

31 of 92 images from an album of photographs featuring exterior views of country houses and their gardens, including Monivea House and Tower, Co. Galway and Clonbrock House, Co. Galway and Ashford Castle and Castlemacgarrett House, Co. Mayo. Includes photographs of an unidentified train station, a docked steamship, a stable yard with horses, crowds at a race meeting, and people with their bicycles, walking and driving in the countryside.

Physical description: prints 92 : b&w ; 19 x 15 cm.