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Re-thatching a thrust-thatched house.
Re-thatching a thrust-thatched house.
With a beating pin in one hand, fletch of oaten straw in the other, Paddy Casey re-thatches a thrust-thatched house in South Wexford.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A hip-roofed, thrust-thatched house.
A hip-roofed, thrust-thatched house.
A typical hip-roofed, thrust-thatched house with a loft bedroom, Kilmore Quay, South Wexford.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Fired, unglazed earthenware terracotta pots from the kiln.
Fired, unglazed earthenware terracotta pots from the kiln.
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Willie Cogley monitors the firing of the kiln.
Willie Cogley monitors the firing of the kiln.
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A rye-thatched, rope-tied barn.
A rye-thatched, rope-tied barn.
The corner of a rye-thatched, rope-tied barn on Inis Meáin, the Aran Islands. Note the stepped limestone gable and the ropes secured to batons which help hold down the thatch.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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An Aran Island Fedín wall, on Inis Meáin.
An Aran Island Fedín wall, on Inis Meáin.
This limestone wall is built to restrain sheep, who are put off from jumping the seemingly unstable top section of open and vertically placed stones.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Moher flags and earthen banks near the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare.
Moher flags and earthen banks near the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare.
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William Devereux 1731
William Devereux 1731
Sketch of inscription on stone wall in Piercestown, south county Wexford marking the residence of Fr. William Devereux in 1731.
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Pat Murphy dresses (shapes) a stone with a lump-hammer.
Pat Murphy dresses (shapes) a stone with a lump-hammer.
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A fine example of limestone walls overlooking Lough Corrib, Co. Galway.
A fine example of limestone walls overlooking Lough Corrib, Co. Galway.
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