Has anyone seen my horse?
Cartoon of an Irish Horse and Trap
Here is a colour cartoon postcard showing a man struggling to climb up onto a horse & trap. Many boys would have been taken to school by horse and a few would have kept there horses grazing in school while they were at class.
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard ArchiveCartoon of an Irish Horse and Trap
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Cartoon of an Irish Horse and Trap
Here is a colour cartoon postcard showing a man struggling to climb up onto a horse & trap. Many boys would have been taken to school by horse and a few would have kept there horses grazing in school while they were at class.
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard ArchiveIt was common for children to be brought to school by horse and trap.
One boy, Louis Doyle, regularly came to school driving his father's pony and trap.
He would leave the pony grazing outside his classroom.
Can you imagine the look on your teacher's face if you galloped into class on a horse?!
You could argue that it was just innocent horseplay...