SDCC Source: Irish Twentieth Century Show and Circus Life Collection

Irish Twentieth Century Show and Circus Life Collection Leathanach baile an bhailiúcháin

Photographs from George McCormack's collection from Ireland's show and circus community from the 1920s-1950s. Many members of the community settled at Mayfield, Watery Lane, Clondalkin. All of these images will appear in the book 'A Winter Quarters: Journey to a Dublin Neighbourhood' by Yvonne Cullen to be published in 2013.

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Collection's Items (Sorted by Dáta ar Cuireadh Isteach é/í/iad in Íslitheach order): 1 to 20 of 45

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Dáta Eisithe	Teideal	Údar/Údair
1920	James (Joe) McCormack, showman, comedian, with friend employed in Irish circus.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Early Twentieth Century Circus in Ireland.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1950	Group of artists, Irish Australia Circus Variety Co.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	Couple, Joe and wife, owners and managers of a Bazaar show.	O'Sullivan, Aggie; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	George McCormack in centre back carrying dish shaped object: a "cluster" circus light. Men in foreground are putting up the "wallings" of the tent as the sides are called. They are on stilts to do this.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	Show child George McCormack (left) and brother, photographed by George himself. George attached a piece of string to the camera shutter release. Photo was taken among trees at the back of the ground where family mobile cinema was set up. Camera was "a six and sixpence box brownie."	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Phyllis Thomas's father, a bookie, with one of his performing monkeys at the racecourses. This monkey was trained to drink from the bottle and to smoke.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Corvenieoe's Circus	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Chipperfield's Circus	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1950	Bertrum Mills Circus trailer	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	McCormack family show on the road, in costume	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	George McCormack	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	Susan McCormack, actress and co-owner of Mobile Cinema The Plaza, and cine-variety company, as well as theatre company Oisin Players.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Johnny Chipperfield, clown, photo by George McCormack while working with the show.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	George McCormack's family outside mobile cinema wagon.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	George McCormack, showman, resting after setting up a show.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Bobby Fossett and a German Artist, Fossett's Circus	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Swinging boat at fairground.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Truck and generator arriving on show ground.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1926	Billy Smart's Circus, one of the McCormack's is ringmaster.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne