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Irish Traveller Family, Killorglin, Ireland, 1954. (europe.pub)
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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

D'ye like dags?

Great pic though.

[–] RalphNader2028@reddthat.com 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Huh?

Dags? Ye li' dags?

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 28 points 1 month ago

a carvn. fr me ma

[–] debris_slide@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Some real 13 going on 30 in this pic

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The one in front with a cane. 12, 62? Pimp, blind?

[–] duilleog@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago

Sheep. It looks like a crook.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Disabled. Clearly.

[–] RalphNader2028@reddthat.com 16 points 1 month ago

This is a great pic!

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Damn what's the Family name? Because few of them look like some of my cousins. Could be related to these people

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago

Kids became adults a lot quicker back then

[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

All one family?? I'm having a hard time identifying the father. And I don't understand how these ages are possible.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Irish Travellers marry quite early, and probably especially more so during 1950s.

[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 2 points 1 month ago

I'm thinking this is like a few siblings, each with their own kids?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

It's clearly Charlie Bucket at the front there, with his walking stick.

[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess the "Pull out method" hadn't been invented then...

[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the result of it being the only method. Use protection, kids

[–] n_dimension@infosec.exchange 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@PugJesus

DA YA LIEK DAAWGS?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

Oh, dogs! Yeh, I like dags. I like caravans more.

[–] fonecokid@c.im 2 points 1 month ago

@PugJesus
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[–] PityPityBangBang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

only .webp could stop them from making more