Historical information

Margaret Jane Porter, born 1867, and her sister Julia Ann Porter, born 1884, were the daughters of David Porter and Mary Nihill, of "The Pines", Newtown.

Julia married Henry (Harry) O'Beirne in 1919. They lived on the Skipton Road a little further up from the O'Beirne skin yards.

Physical description

Black and white copy of a studio portrait showing two women standing in front of a wooden gate. The woman on the left is wearing a long dress which has a high neck and highly decorated sleeves and bodice and is worn with a wide black belt with a metal buckle. The woman on the right (with glasses) is wearing a dark jacket, a long, dark skirt and a white blouse with a high neck. Both women are wearing brooches pinned at the throat, and both are wearing pendants.