Irish Country Life

In a fast—paced, modern Ireland it can be difficult to imagine how different our lives are to those that went before. In this book Olive Sharkey lovingly describes the lives, activities and material possessions of irish people living between 1800 and the 1930s. The implements of the home, the farm, the garden and home—crafts are recounted, with detailed drawings and photographs. These once familiar objects — bittles, butterworkers, noggins and truckle beds — are explored, as we are shown a ...