Tag: Thatched Roof
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Cottages of Ireland
A Short History Ask most people what they think of when they think of Ireland, you would probably be answered with “Shamrocks, Harps, and Thatched Cottages”, and probably in that order. But, sadly that iconic symbol of Ireland, the Thatched Cottage, have been disappearing from the Irish landscape for generations. The plague of emigration has […]
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A Mission of Mercy
In the early morning chill of that frost-filled winter’s morning a horse approached the large gate of the monastery, and on its back sat the figure of a man wearing a long, grey coat and a soft black hat. As soon as he reached the monastery gate the man dismounted and made his way to […]
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AN IRISH SCHOOLHOUSE.
By Arthur M. Forrester. (1889) Upon the rugged ladder rungs— whose pinnacle is Fame— How often have ambitious pens deep graven Harvard’s name; The gates of glory Cambridge men o’er all the world assail, And rulers in the realm of thought look back with pride to Yale. To no such Alma Mater can my Muse […]
Ireland's Lore and Tales 