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Lough Foyle, Moville co. Donegal
18 March, 2016
Rabble Children
This monument was created by Maurice Harron, a Northern Irish sculptor from Derry and erected in 1994. Hiring fairs were held in Letterkenny in years gone by when
children between the ages of 11 and 16 were sold for periods of six
months to wealthy farmers of the Lagan Valley. These Rabble Days were
held annually in May and November at Speer's Lane, at the corner of Upper Main Street.
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Quite vivid.
ReplyDeletevery good sculptures !.
ReplyDeleteTomás.
Unbelievable
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ReplyDeleteUnbelievable nowadays, not to be forgotten and lovely sculpture.
ReplyDeleteDark history, but nice and bright pictures. Happy weekend
ReplyDeleteGreat series of photos. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)
ReplyDeleteI like it. It's not often that artists are able to express themselves so directly and humanely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating post. I had never heard of this practice.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating post. I had never heard of this practice.
ReplyDeleteGreat sculpture but it's hard to imagine renting out your 11 year old!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sculptures but dreadful times Bill.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sculptures but dreadful times Bill.
ReplyDeleteWow -- interesting. So important to remember history. Makes you realize how fortunate we are to live in this time period.
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