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Starting to raise the pot on the wheel.
Starting to raise the pot on the wheel.
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Wedges of clay, ready for the potter.
Wedges of clay, ready for the potter.
These have been screened to remove larger particles and passed through the pug mill to remove air pockets and add compression.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Blacksmith’s forge, 1843
Blacksmith’s forge, 1843
The horseshoe surround of the blacksmith’s forge is still a familiar sight in Ireland today, but rarely a working forge. This granite-built Enniskerry forge was erected in 1843 as part of the Powerscourt estate in County Wicklow.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Potters digging marl at Carley’s Bridge, Co. Wexford. Paddy Murphy prefers to dig his clay by hand to
Potters digging marl at Carley’s Bridge, Co. Wexford. Paddy Murphy prefers to dig his clay by hand to
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Finished bridles gleam from the roof of the saddlery.
Finished bridles gleam from the roof of the saddlery.
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Cleaning scrollwork on a gate
Cleaning scrollwork on a gate
Traditionally, blacksmiths also made and maintained gates, railings and other domestic metal items. Here, a contemporary Dublin blacksmith uses a flat-wheeled emery buff to clean up scrollwork on a gate prior to assembly.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Thatching tools
Thatching tools
A. Needle used to sew sissal rope through the layers of sods or first layer of straw on a new roof. Formerly bog fir and hay (súgán) ropes were used. B. Beating pin or spurtle made from a broken hoe and a pointed chain link. Used for driving home the fletches of straw. C. Broken pitchfork prevents the bundles of straw from rolling off the roof during thatching. D. Mallet for driving home the scollops. E. Old rake used for combing out the loose straw. F. Pruning knife. G. Shears for trimming the thatch.
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Methods of thatching
Methods of thatching
A. Hip-roofed, thrust-thatched house, South Wexford. B. Roped thatched house, Inishmore, Aran Islands. C. Roped thatched dwelling with stepped gable, Co. Mayo. Stones are used to hold the thatch down and a timber lath prevents the ropes from cutting into the thatch. D. Scollop-thatched house, Connemara. E. Full hip-roofed, scollop-thatched house with thatched chimney, Co. Galway. F. Roped thatched dwelling with typical roof rounded against the wind, Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal. G. Roped thatch house with ropes secured to spikes driven into the wall, Inis Meáin, Aran Islands.
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Master farrier John Boyne changes horseshoes
Master farrier John Boyne changes horseshoes
Master farrier John Boyne visits the Army Equitation School at McKee Barracks, Dublin. He checks the horses’ shoes and replaces worn ones. This involves removing the old shoe, cleaning, paring and rasping the hoof, matching the dimensions of the hoof to the new shoe and shaping it on the beak of the anvil. The shoe is re-seated when almost red hot, burning the hoof and achieving a perfect fit without hurting the horse. Special horseshoe nails are driven through the hoof to secure the shoe.
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St. Senan's Bell Shrine
St. Senan's Bell Shrine
St. Senan's Bell Shrine is now housed in the National Museum in Dublin. This casing is thought to have held St. Senan's Bell.