Cork Local Studies Digital Archive

The first potato in Ireland planted at Youghal, 1588 : graphic.

Item

https://www.corkdigitalarchive.ie/files/original/34c3b9b58585caac502254ffe30ded44.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

The first potato in Ireland planted at Youghal, 1588 : graphic.

Subject

Raleigh Sir, Walter, 1552?-1618.
Youghal (Cork County) History.

Description

Photograph of a painting by James Horgan. Painting of Sir Water Raleigh planting Ireland's first potato in 1588. Text on image reads: "The famed Walter Raleigh Queen Bess' own knight, brought here from Virginia the root of delight
by him it was planted at Youghal so gay, and Munster potatoes are famed to this day". Digital image created by Davison & Associates, Dublin. Image number D40T8799-.

Creator

Horgan Brothers' Photographic Studio. Horgan, James. Horgan, Thomas.

Date

01/03/2011
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Contributor

Cork County Library

Rights

Reproduction rights owned by the Horgan Family.

Format

1 glass plate negative. Digital Image graphic.

Identifier

551385

Collection

Citation

Horgan Brothers' Photographic Studio. Horgan, James. Horgan, Thomas., “The first potato in Ireland planted at Youghal, 1588 : graphic.,” Cork Local Studies Digital Archive, accessed December 12, 2024, https://corkdigitalarchive.ie/items/show/59.