A CORNISH FISHER WOMAN - early 1900s
A CORNISH FISHER WOMAN - early 1900s
This fisher woman was old in 1905, her job was to sell the fish from her cowel - the basket carried on her back, held by the band around her forehead. She would carry a huge weight of fish for long periods.
#cornwall #fisherwoman #fishing #vintage
A hearty catch for her supper.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the fisher Man is off to the right of her. Love this photo. I have to wonder just how old they are, or if working out in the weather all their lives to make a living aged them more.
ReplyDeleteThex Dar I don't think anyone (at least in the UK) would work this hard nowadays.
ReplyDeleteDarran Hughes Wonder of she ever got fed up with fish!
ReplyDeleteMargaret Siemers I feel sure they were well weathered, which would have had an effect on the way they looked. No doubt though, they would have also worked hard all their lives.
ReplyDeleteYou can never get fed up of fish Mike Perry
ReplyDeleteThex Dar It seems that once a generation realises they don't have to work hard physically then they won't. Same with the brain - why work out things with your head when you can get the answer in a flash on the computer.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is - what will this do to mankind in generations to come ...
My old gran (who lived to 103) probably had it right. She used to say all things in moderation
Mike Perry - This photo reminds me of a song we had to sing in elementary school. Something about "she was a fishmonger... blah, blah, ...crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive - oh!"
ReplyDeleteSurely do miss proper fish & chips. My wife would call and ask if I'd stop and pick some up for dinner. I'd set them on the floor where the heater would keep them warm. I can still remember the smell during the drive home. Good thing they were finger food! No time to set a proper table before devouring the F & C!
fantastic photograph,this lady represents so well how hard people worked at the time,and the pride in their work.Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMike Martin I do miss the real fish and ships,never found anything comparable.,miss the skate,it must be fish from the North Sea
ReplyDeleteMike Martin Molly Malone is the name of the song,and here are the words to this old Irish tune.
ReplyDeleteIn Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
She was a fish-monger, but sure 'twas no wonder
For so were her father and mother before
And they each wheeled their barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
She died of a fever, and no one could save her
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone
But her ghost wheels her barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Thex Dar I couldn't trust my wife like that ... :-)
ReplyDeleteMike Martin Margaret has answered about the song - thank you Margaret Siemers Fish and chips - no longer wrapped in newspaper of course - the original take-a-way. Nadya Domino - When a kid I always remember my mum loved skate but it cost extra so she couldn't always afford it. The regular back then was cod, gradually replaced by rock salmon - how times change.
ReplyDeleteThanks all for the comments (and lyrics!)
What has in hand?
ReplyDeleteitalo tagliabue I believe that is fish.
ReplyDeleteMike Perry I think your right. It has already been gutted and scaled and is ready to put in a frying pan. All the work done for us. : )
ReplyDelete+Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room) Thank You For the song Molly Malone.Forgot about it.London is the home of many Irishman and in the pubs,they sang that song.Thanks for the memories.Wish YOU well.You have very interesting posts.Merci beaucoup
ReplyDeleteNadya Domino That is because we have very interesting and knowledgeable people here. We all pitch in what we know on a subject when it is needed. Mike Perry actually gets credit for the photo, and if he wasn't in a different time zone he would have put the words here for you, I simply got to it first. (it is one of my favorites)
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