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Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Great post! Thanks for your visit. Want to know more? I’ll make sure it gets posted. Once a wall is wet, it can take a long time to dry out. Take the ferry to Ireland and choose from a wide range of destination ports. I think about how people smelled like smoke from being around fires all the time and I think it might have smelled good. On a subsequent post, I will explore the inside of a clay-and-wattle house, and I will talk about the larger, more complex structures and earthworks that a nobleman or king would have constructed.

next prev. Leave a comment. With a hole in the center for smoke to escape, the house would have looked like those of many other people throughout the ancient world–from the homes of Cherokees and Aztecs to Africans throughout the entire vast rural plains of the south. I am writing a novel and I have contacted been contacted by a few sketchy publishing companies asking me to send them what I have done and my outline to look over. First, builders would select hundreds of limber tree saplings, usually of the rowan or ash trees, that were plentiful throughout the island. Personally I’m glad we’ve moved on from peat fires though . Or they might merely construct one solid wall in a circle or rectangle. Spaces would be left for windows, which could be shuttered to shut out the incessant rain. Thanks for your interest.

Yes, Meredith, I found out that clay and wattle construction was and still is used throughout the world. It can get a little complicated sometimes, and the difficult part is to put it in words that make sense to a wide audience.

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Can you check it and try again? Most likely, in my imagination, he would have begun to think immediately of how to turn the native trees and bogs into libraries and schools–far more quickly than it could have been done using traditional building techniques. Offers. I appreciate your wonderful comments.

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From the early Christian era, through the Georgian and Victorian periods […]. this helped me research the construction of an ancient Irish “teach” for the novel I currently writing. For a fictionalized account of houses and of village life in the Ireland of St. Patrick, please see my Dawn of Ireland series: I love this post it brings life to what I am reading!!! Find Ireland residential property for sale including houses for sale in Ireland, apartments for sale in Ireland, … Drying out wet or damp walls in an old house. Love your fascinating post, Erin – it really brings those times to life and gives us a wonderful picture of how they lived.

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I’m reminded of the Séamus Heaney poem “Digging” (see my earlier post “Irish Poetry and Pictures”).

Hmm, don't know that email. When I began to research The Dawn of Ireland novels, I felt that I had stumbled into a treasure trove of fascinating information. Rising Damp / Damp Proofing – Causes & Cures and rising damp video / damp proofing video, Irish Architecture – St Aengus Church – Burt Co. Donegal. Kerry – Ashes Pub. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Thank you so much–for reading it and for visiting my blog! ( Log Out /  Hmm, don't know that email. Bringing it to life is what I’ve dedicated myself to doing, and thank you.

M. S. I think that there are some people in Ireland who still build peat fires, and for whom peat digging is a way of life. By sea or by air, find the best route here. I’ve changed all that–hopefully will work. Your privacy is important to us. Change ).

Great post, Erin. How do you say “kiss my behind” in Irish. I advise you to make your work as professional and error-free as possible to earn respect of your readers. Located on O’Connell Street in the town centre, Ennis Cash Company is one of the oldest houses in Ireland selling Irish linens. Concentrated in Co. Galway, the images depict thatched cottages, shawl clad women, small farms and barefoot children. When I see these houses and think of St. Patrick, I wonder what he must have thought, freshly arrived from venerable Rome, when he saw the rather primitive accommodations? On the western coast of Ireland, there were many stone houses, where granite and other building supplies were plentiful. You’ve brought it all to life. I’m doing some research for a novel and I’m so glad it led me to your blog. Woodworm Treatment Ireland by Protum.ie Protum Services Ltd. Why? Below we cover a brief history of architecture in Ireland, and details some of the many architectural conservation societies, charities and trusts dedicated to building conservation in Ireland.

Historians think that St. Patrick arrived in Ireland around 432 AD. From Dublin's buzzing streets to Derry~Londonderry’s ancient walls, Ireland's cities are a joy. This post really helped, so thanks! I love the research too. Lose yourself in some of Ireland's most inspiring countryside and vibrant cities. Look out for our newsletter in your inbox. Cork – The Old Thatch. Unfortunately there was a problem signing you up for E-Zine, please click the button below to try again or refresh the page. Holiday ideas, news, offers… sign up for our ezine and we’ll keep you in touch with Ireland. I really appreciate your reading my post. But in Derry, Armagh and Meath, the best supplies were the limber rowan trees and the boggy grasslands. For more information on how we handle your personal data please read our. Historic Buildings – Ireland Ireland has a rich architectural heritage with influences from all over Europe. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. May Day! I noticed and impressed that you have your own publishing company. Slán, Erin. I just can’t help wondering how St. Patrick and other Europeans must have adapted to the conditions. Below we cover a brief  history of architecture in Ireland, and details some of the many architectural conservation societies, charities and trusts dedicated to building conservation in Ireland. The sticky clay would be worked all through the latticework of saplings and allowed to dry. Date founded: 1667.

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He must have accepted the way of life and thrived on it, for the changes he and his peope effected were history-changing. I don’t know! You have a lovely blog – super info and beautiful pictures! Listings 1-20 (out of 254) for Ireland cottage for sale. You have some great stuff here! One thousand years later and the city is still the fifth largest in the country. PS…I found that leaving comments on wordpress is a lot easier since I got a simple google account. Holiday ideas, news, offers… sign up for our ezine and we’ll keep you in touch with Ireland. The Pagan World is on Fire! What did he find when he arrived? It is simple, relatively sturdy and quick to erect. Learn how your comment data is processed.

According to the Central Statistics Office of Ireland residential property prices fell by 1.4% on a national level and 2% in Dublin, this January.This is the largest monthly fall since February 2012. When the outer framework and inner latticework were finished, workers would make a daub or clay from wet soil mixed with peat, straw and even dung. Thanks for all of the info

In The Dawn of Ireland novels, true to modern Irish Gaelic, a clay-and-wattle house is called a teach–pronounced somewhat like “chalk.” A larger, many-roomed structure is called a brugh. And what about those tattoos? County Meath. Reblogged this on Die Goldene Landschaft. I am not thrilled with the idea of me sending work to them so they can steal my book from under me!

Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. What should I do? ( Log Out /  In asking this question, I am also asking myself as an author–what kind of village did my fictional Caylith and her immigrants set up when first they arrived in Derry, the land ceded to her by High King Leary? Didn’t they smoke their meat and dry their herbs by hanging them from the high rafters?

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Hi, Cheri, I’m glad you found me!

Thank you very kindly. Warmest, Erin, Hi Erinsromance, And think of today’s use of rebar and concrete–exactly the same principle, using more modern materials. I was thinking that wattle and daub is used in Africa too and then you mentioned that.

Then they would weave the saplings back and forth inside the space between the double circle, or simply through the larger standing trunks as shown in the photos. This technique resulted in what would no doubt seem startling to our modern eyes–whole villages, complete with large churches and monasteries, stark white and reflecting a dazzling appearance for many miles around. Waterford is the oldest city in all of Ireland, established back in 914. This is a super great idea. I think I read that in one of my research books. They would begin by forming a circle within a circle– or sometimes a double square–of older, sturdy trunks to form the framework. . Dear Gerri, and I thank you for stopping by. Slán, Erin, I hate wordpress–it never lets me comment! I simply learned the basics of preparing clean manuscripts in either epub or doc format. Time travel to the Boyne Valley. Choose from a great range of airlines and destinations to travel to Ireland.

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Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. I always think these houses look really comfortable and also family-based. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Let’s take a look at the houses that would have existed when Patrick walked the boglands of Old World Ireland, and when Caylith and her people extended the village of Derry along the swift River Foyle. Good luck with your novel. Very interesting post, Erin, and great illustrations and pictures.

Thank you kindly, Lindsay. Slán, Erin. Then I put them into the Kindle Direct Publishing “meatgrinder” (as writers call it).

( Log Out /  Almost every aspect of life back then–the houses, the clothes, the flora/fauna, the weapons–was and is rich source of inspiration.

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