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Master potter, Paddy Murphy raises a large flower pot on the wheel.
Master potter, Paddy Murphy raises a large flower pot on the wheel.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A farrier shapes a heated horseshoe on the anvil.
A farrier shapes a heated horseshoe on the anvil.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A few of the potter’s tools.
A few of the potter’s tools.
A selection of rollers for applied decoration, a metal disc called a rib for shaping the inside and outside of a pot after it has been raised and for removing throwing rings, and a length of wire with two wooden toggles on each end for slicing free a completed pot from the wheel.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Firing the pots in the downdraught kiln using coal as fuel.
Firing the pots in the downdraught kiln using coal as fuel.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Dublin farrier John Harding preparing a new horseshoe to be fitted, 1983.
Dublin farrier John Harding preparing a new horseshoe to be fitted, 1983.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A hip-roofed scollop-thatched farmhouse.
A hip-roofed scollop-thatched farmhouse.
A fine two-storied, hip-roofed scollop-thatched farmhouse near the River Suir, Ballylynch, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford. The single-storied thatched building on the left, was where the resident farm labourer lived. Livestock inhabited the slated buildings on the right.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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A granite wall near Glencullen.
A granite wall near Glencullen.
This area of Co. Dublin has numerous granite quarries, nearly all of them are closed now or worked infrequently.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Preparing scollops for the thatcher.
Preparing scollops for the thatcher.
Preparing scollops, or sprays, of hazel and black sally for the thatcher. These act as wooden staples and help to secure the rods, or ledgers, to hold the thatch in place.
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An example of scollop thatching in progress.
An example of scollop thatching in progress.
The roof is thatched in strips from the eaves upward, straw is being used here. The older thatch can be seen on the left.
Copyright David Shaw-Smith
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Roped thatched house on Inishmaan, the Aran Islands.
Roped thatched house on Inishmaan, the Aran Islands.
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Copyright David Shaw-Smith