Wordless Wednesday, almost: Now that's an Irish picnic

Landing on a much lighter note this day, here are a couple of photos of picnics as members of my family enjoyed them in Ireland. In the first photo, with the men in suits and ties, the women in dresses, and their tea in china cups, they look as though they are having a lovely time. You can almost hear the voices of the little ones in the second photograph shouting, 'Hurry up, take the photo, the sun is in our eyes'.

In the foreground Mollie Magee Halpin; Mollie's husband Willie Halpin is pouring the tea. Behind Mollie is Willie's sister May Halpin Daly Barnwell. Next to Willie, the gent in the glasses is May's husband Dick Barnwell. The young fellow drinking his tea is one of the Barnwell sons. (Late 1940s)

The large group of children in the foreground are Magees, with the exception of my dad Michael and his brother Patrick.
My dad is the little boy in the front far left, who looks as though he's being blinded by the sun. Patrick is the little boy on the right who is turning away from the camera. The adults shading their eyes are Mollie and Willie Halpin.
The woman in the back far right is my paternal great-grandmother Mary Dunne Magee. (Photo dates to mid 1930s).

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