This study focuses on the various customs and behaviour surrounding the objects which belonged to the majority of the Irish population. Where some were too impo

This major illustrated study investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. It discusses the origins and evolution of useful ob

This book offers a fascinating view of many aspects of Irish rural life from the eighteenth to the mid twentieth century. Illustrated with more than 250 images,

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