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Irish Thatch

Irish Thatch


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A celebration of Irish thatch. The picturesque, white-washed thatched cottage is an iconic emblem of Ireland. The tradition reaches back in history to the ancient crannóg and one-roomed labourers’ cottages. Beautiful examples of this still-living craft can be found all over the island, from bustling urban centres and quiet country roads to the wild coasts of the west. Since moving into a thatched cottage several years ago, Emma Byrne has become fascinated by thatched houses and the craft behind them. Armed with a camera, a notebook, and a Sat Nav, she took to the roads, travelling the length and breadth of this island to capture the variety and beauty of Ireland’s thatch.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: Chapter One: Brief history of thatch, the perceived/exported view of thatched homes in Ireland . Chapter Two: The raw materials: wheat, hazel, bamboo, straw reed, rye, some text and images of crops etc Chapter Three: A Case study, an instructive essay about the process of getting a thatcher, tools, crafts signature etc. PART TWO Chapter Four: A selection of thatched homes around Ireland, can be divided in to North South East West Appendix: list of contractors, information on grants etc

About the Author :
Emma Byrne is a graphic designer and artist. She is a graduate of Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. She has won numerous awards for her design including The IDI (Irish Design Institute) Graduate Designer of the Year, the IDI Promotional Literature Award for her work on Brown Morning, and a Children’s Books Ireland Bisto Merit Award for her work on Something Beginning With P: New Poems from Irish Poets. She has illustrated many books, including Best-Loved Oscar Wilde, Best-Loved Yeats, The Most Beautiful Letter in the World by Karl O’Neill, a special edition of Ulysses by James Joyce, and A Terrible Beauty by Mairéad Ashe Fitzgerald. Her other books are Irish Thatch and, with Eoin O’Brien, Best-Loved Irish Ballads.

Review :
wonderful tribute to the old art of thatching multi award winning graphic designer and artist Emma Byrne has a flair for the beautiful. The Co. Wexford native brings her passion for colour, design and tradition together with this warm and wonderful coffee-table tome. Alongside simple and stunning photographs of Irish homes – past and present – tidbits of trivial text recount the history and heritage of both the structures and the area in which they sit. What becomes clear is that Ireland has done well to preserve its past, as evidenced by the growing number of visitors who come to the Emerald Isle each year in search of authentic experience. More than an architectural exercise, Irish Thatch is a series of snapshots into the country’s rich traditions, and the people who lived them the only All-Ireland self-builder’s and home improver’s magazine handsome … lavishly illustrated … a book written from the hearth a most beautiful book … an absolutely stunning book ... an ideal Christmas present … buy it early enough and you could ship it to those around the world gorgeous … just in time for Christmas ... beautiful beautiful wonderfully-produced a charming book to inspire gentle adventure … Emma brings you through the history & craft of Irish thatched cottages … a charming pictorial tour of these traditional beauties throughout Ireland a nice Xmas present wonderful  stunning packed full of wonderful colour images of the buildings, giving the reader a flavour of their appearance across Ireland


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781847176929
  • Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Brien Press Ltd
  • Height: 250 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Weight: 911 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1847176925
  • Publisher Date: 27 Oct 2015
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 216 mm


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