Byre Collection

The Byre (w/c on paper)
3550988 The Byre (w/c on paper) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); 34.2x32.5 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Calves and Poultry by a Byre, 1922 (oil on canvas)
658260 Calves and Poultry by a Byre, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Walter (1861-1941); 49.5x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Calves and Poultry by a Byre. Walter Hunt (1861-1941)

The "First Foot", a Scotch New-Year Custom (engraving)
1061380 The " First Foot", a Scotch New-Year Custom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " First Foot", a Scotch New-Year Custom)

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Ireland, County Down, Cultra, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Magheragallan Byre Dwelling

Young girl milking a cow, February 1938 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N16398

Barn at Shimmings Hill - February 1939
Rather the worse for wear and completely overgrown but still a shelter for livestock. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No. Garland N17859

Young girl feeding calves in a barn, February 1938 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N16397

The village store at Drumbeg in Assynt Scotland UK
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"Step back in time to the heart of rural Europe, where the gentle clang of a cowbell echoes through the valley and the sweet scent of hay fills the air. Witness the timeless scene of a byre, a traditional farm building where calves and poultry are raised (as depicted in the 1922 oil painting, "Calves and Poultry by a Byre"). In this quaint corner of Ireland, the first foot of the New Year is welcomed with the Scotch custom of "The First Foot," a heartfelt tradition that brings the community together. Young girls tend to the new life in the byre, milking cows (as seen in the February 1938 photograph, "Young girl milking a cow") and feeding calves (as depicted in the same year's "Young girl feeding calves in a barn"). The rustic charm of the barn at Shimmings Hill, captured in the February 1939 photograph, adds to the idyllic setting. And when the day's work is done, a trip to the village store at Drumbeg in Assynt, Scotland, offers a taste of the simple pleasures that make this way of life so enduring.