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Outside jaunting car Ireland, c. 1890–1900. A jaunting car is a light two-wheeled carriage for a single horse, with a seat in front for the driver. In its most common form with seats for two or four persons placed back to back, with the foot-boards projecting over the wheels and the typical conveyance for persons in Ireland at one time [1] (outside jaunting car).
The Irish Jaunting Car is a folk song associated with the United Kingdom and Ireland.The words were reportedly written by the entertainer Valentine Vousden in the late 1850s, shortly after Queen Victoria's visit to Ireland, and events of the Crimean War. [1]
Irish jaunting car, or outside car (1890–1900) Jaunting car: a sprung cart in which passengers sat back to back with their feet outboard of the wheels. Karozzin: a traditional Maltese carriage drawn by one horse or a pair; Kid hack: a van used in the US for carrying children to and from school. Landau: A low-shelled, luxury, convertible carriage.
Use of a jaunting car [ edit ] Most of the trip was in a jaunting car , an Irish open-air two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse—which because of the poor roads in practice meant going most of the way on foot.
The family outside jaunting-car, thus expelled from general use by a carriage-tax, suggested itself to me as being admirably adapted for my purpose; and I was enabled to procure these vehicles on very moderate terms. [5]: p84-85 The first service, Clonmel to Cahir, took five to eight hours by boat but only two hours by Bianconi’s carriage ...
Phoenix Park. Outside car (Jaunting car).Postcard, c. 1905 The park's name is derived from the Irish fhionnuisce, meaning clear or still water. [7]After the Normans conquered Dublin and its hinterland in the 12th century, Hugh Tyrrel, 1st Baron of Castleknock, granted a large area of land, including what now comprises the Phoenix Park, to the Knights Hospitaller.
Abbie Cashman went viral on TikTok for sharing a video of her feeding her taxi driver's crow "friend" a biscuit out of the car window during the drive.
"The Bonnie Blue Flag", also known as "We Are a Band of Brothers", is an 1861 marching song associated with the Confederate States of America. The words were written by the entertainer Harry McCarthy, with the melody taken from the song "The Irish Jaunting Car".