Tag Archives: Ireland
Buckets begorrah!
This year I decided to mark Saint Patrick’s Day with a post celebrating some peculiarly Irish furniture. Ireland is a country that incites endless superlatives as the result of her lush scenery and vistas, culture, and – amongst many unique products … Continue reading
Picture This IX
The chair illustrated below was recently offered for sale by an upmarket antiques dealer who described it as eighteenth-century Irish Chippendale, made from dense first growth mahogany. Fig. 1. A nice enough, though robust side chair. Stylistically, I don’t see … Continue reading
The Acts of Union
On the 1st of August 1800 The Act of Union (Ireland) 1800 was signed by the Kingdom of Ireland (now the Republic of Ireland) – the Kingdom of Great Britain’s The Union with Ireland Act 1800 having been earlier signed on … Continue reading
The Yew
The common yew The broad spreading common yew (Taxus baccata) once composed a large proportion of the great primeval forests that dominated the earth long before the advent of broadleaved trees. The common yew (Taxus baccata). Photo © Penny Mayes … Continue reading
Pegs and 'Tails 