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Fushia Cottage Plans
Fushia cottage is a 4 bedroom cottage style dwelling with an office/study that could be utilised as a 5th or spare room. The cottage is designed with a traditional front elevation to face north and ample glazing to the South/West to take advantage of d …Read more -
Linear Farm Cottage
Linear Farmhouse Cottage A cottage of this size would generally have been owned by reasonably well off farmers. It may have been extended from a smaller cottage to this size as the fortunes of the family progressed. Inside the front door is a screen …Read more -
Bothán Scóir
Labourer’s Cottage/Bothán The Labourer’s cottage or Bothán Scóir was a small, basic, one roomed cottage. They were typically built on a half acre which was rented to them by the farm owner. The occupant would then work on the farm fo …Read more -
RTE Home of the year Application Deadline
I know a lot of you cottage owners out there are incredibly house proud and have done incredible jobs restoring and maintaining your cottages – now is your chance to show it off! RTE are currently looking for applications for season 3 of Home of the ye …Read more -
Street ID – Dublin City Cottages
A reader – Kevin has send in this picture that was taken by his grandfather in the 80’s of where he grew up but no one knows where it is. Does anyone recognise the surroundings or the street itself? I do believe that this is taken in Dublin as my dad …Read more -
Cottage for sale at Clonfane, Trim, Co. Meath
Asking Price: €370,000 Unique and spacious 200 year old cottage and self-contained apartment, in 6 acres of idyllic woodland and mature gardens, creating a private and tranquil atmosphere. It has 3 horse stables, a walk-in stable, 4 car bays, plus ad …Read more -
Dublin 3 – Ballybough Part III – Ballybough Road to North Strand Road
Pre 1837 This section of Ballybough which is divided by the canal, Ballybough Road, North Strand Road and the River Tolka and was surprisingly quite built up prior to 1837 with the village having formed around the now disappeared Ballybough Cottages. A …Read more -
Cottage Restoration: Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 – Denis & Cora’s Story
I recently had the pleasure of visiting with Denis and Cora McLoughlin for Clonliffe Road to hear the story of how they came to purchase their city cottage and completely renovate it to suit their needs while maintaining its old world charm.Read more -
Irish Folk Furniture Animation – Sundance
It has been a while since I’ve been able to post – I’ve been finishing up college exams and getting going with a very new and exciting project that I will share with everyone as soon as I can. For the moment I am really charmed and delighted with this …Read more -
Dublin 3 – Ballybough Part II – Jones Road to Ballybough Road
View Ballybough – D3 – PII in a larger map Ballybough central history Very little development had taken place on this section of Ballybough before 1837. The entire area was farm land, orchards and gravel pits. Apart from a few rural dwellings – most li …Read more
