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Martry Mill Weir
Martry Mill Weir on the River Blackwater. A mill race is diverted by the weir to flow close by the mill.
Courtesy of Frances Tallon
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Woven wares
A. Cliabh or creel, one of a pair of panniers used with a donkey or pony for gathering turf. One version has a hinged bottom to facilitate emptying the load. B. Scib or cis (skep), also used for harvesting potatoes. An ancient more flattened version was used as a battle shield. C. Ciseog used for straining and serving potatoes. D. River Suir eel trap – interior and exterior.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Martry Mill Front View
Located on the south bank of the river Blackwater between Navan and Kells in county Meath is Martry Mill
Courtesy of Frances Tallon
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This image shows Staigue forts internal crossing stone stairways, which led to the terraces above. Th
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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This image shows Staigue forts internal crossing stone stairways, which led to the terraces above. Th -
A shoemaker cutting out the leather sections that will make up a shoe.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Rush baskets
We see a selection of three baskets, a large place mat and an unfinished basket showing how the rushes are woven around. Bulrushes are used here.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Man from the Aran Islands making pampooties.
Note the use of blue plastic bailing twine instead of the traditional leather laces.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Kilmore Parish Church
Parish church in Kilmore village, where the carols are sung each Christmas time.
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John Maloney, a third generation blacksmith from County Clare heats the iron so it can be beaten into
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Packaged Meal
Bags of meal, ready to be delivered tp shops and bakeries
Courtesy of Frances Tallon
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Staigue ring fort in County Kerry is a good example of Celtic Iron Age dry-stone wall building circa
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Traditional leather bound books
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Watermill Diagram
Diagram showing how a watermill works
Courtesy of Frances Tallon
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Watermill Diagram -
Martry Mill Sluice Gate
A sluice gate controls the flow of water needed to turn the waterwheel and operate the mill machinery inside the building.
Courtesy of Frances Tallon
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Martry Mill Packaging
Genuine stoneground wholemeal flour packaging used by Martry Mill
Courtesy of Frances Tallon
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Martry Mill Packaging -
Shaping the dash churn
The body of the churn is placed over a small fire which helps the wood to become supple. The cooper drives down the tress hoops with a hammer and a hard wood block. The staves are forced to bend and take on the curve of the hoops. The joints close.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Funeral Crosses
Another unique Kilmore tradition is the placing of a little wooden cross in a skeogh every time a funeral passes on the way to the cemetary. The cross is placed by a relative of the deceased.
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Funeral Crosses -
Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
The Dingle Dolphin named Fungi, has become a firm favourite with locals and tourists. The young bottle-nosed dolphin has been around our shores since 1984.
Copyright Mike Brown
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Peter Devereux
Plaque marking the parish priests of Kilmore village since 1794. Notes Father Peter Devereux who introduced the carols to the village. A member of the Devereux family has been included in the carol singing group to the present day.
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Cooper Ned Gavin
Cooper Ned Gavin sits astride the cooper’s mare using a hollow knife to dress the teak staves (pieces of wood) which will form the body of a dash churn.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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It’s best not to create waste in the first place
The waste keeps piling up.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
A plan of Cork in 1545
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There are over 600 different flowering plants in the Burren in County Clare.
English Name: Burnet rose, Scotch rose Botanical Name (Latin): Rosa pimpinellifolia (R. spinosissima) Irish Name: Briúlán Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Very spiny, deciduous shrub, usually c. 0.5m tall; flowers solitary, white, cream or pink; hip black with persistent crown of sepals.
Carsten Krieger
There are over 600 different flowering plants in the Burren in County Clare. -
Kilmore Carol Singers in the 1960's
Group of Kilmore carol singers during the 1960's: James Reville, Johnny Devereux, Jack Busher, Tom Flynn, Paddy Busher, James Kehoe, Eddie Shiel.
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Location of Co. Fermanagh
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Margaret and Mary Mulholland feeding the fowl.
Life has remained unchanged for the past fifty years on this Co. Fermanagh farm
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Horse & harness components
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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In 2007, we created the weight of 428,000 double decker buses in waste
The image shows a bin on a street packed full of household and commerical waste.
In 2007, we created the weight of 428,000 double decker buses in waste -
Carrying up sheaves of straw to used for scolloped thatching.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Constructing the dash churn
One tress hoop is held and the first stave placed inside the hoop and propped by another stave held with the cooper’s boot. He fills in the staves until they wedge themselves inside the hoop.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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An Irish Draught horse pulls a tub trap.
The horses collar can be seen clearly. This type of traditional harness allows the horse to pull it’s load without putting excess pressure on the windpipe, which would be inclined to throttle the animal and reduce performance.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A crumbing knife removes the charred wood.
Before the wood has fully cooled, a crumbing knife removes the charred wood from the inside edge of the churn and leaves it the correct shape
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A crumbing knife removes the charred wood.