The Old Farm Cottage – Co. Kilkenny
On an extended holiday in Ireland, Canadian couple, couldn't understand how so many of our traditional old stone cottages lay derelict and abandoned. They decided to find their own cottage here for...
View ArticleThinking of Renovating a Cottage?
Whitewashed walls, neat golden thatch, glossy red doors and dancing fireplaces are all images brought to mind when contemplating cottages and modern media such as magazines and books help to perpetuate...
View ArticleCaraiosa Centre – holistic cottage renovation in Co. Westmeath
It is the dream of many cottage lovers to be able to live and run a successful and rewarding business from their cottage and recently I had the good fortune to meet with a couple who have done just...
View ArticleAn Architects View on Irish Cottages
Irish Cottages are of a completely different time and period; and as such I feel that any extension we make to them should be indicative of today’s time; that is of the 21st century. In doing this -...
View ArticleCottage 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...
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The Old Farm Cottage – Co. Kilkenny
The Old Farm Cottage – Before & After Pictures In 2001, we were on an extended holiday in Ireland, staying in a self-catering cottage in the Midlands. Although we enjoyed doing the typical...
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Thinking of Renovating a Cottage?
Whitewashed walls, neat golden thatch, glossy red doors and dancing fireplaces are all images brought to mind when contemplating cottages and modern media such as magazines and books help to perpetuate...
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Caraiosa Centre – holistic cottage renovation in Co. Westmeath
It is the dream of many cottage lovers to be able to live and run a successful and rewarding business from their cottage and recently I had the good fortune to meet with a couple who have done just...
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An Architects View on Irish Cottages
The following is a guest post from Mayo RIAI (Conservation Grade III) Architect – Mark Stephens. Mark also publishes the daily newsletter ‘The Architect Mark Daily‘ I am delighted to get an Architects...
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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...
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Renovation of a Thatched Cottage in Kilmore Quay
This case study of the conservation works being carried out on a thatched cottage in Kilmore Quay in Wexford demonstrates the process involved in making an old cottage work for the future. Marty and...
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