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A NEW school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched ...
The crossing area outside the dedicated changing facility is missing a dropped kerb, which presents a major obstacle for ...
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: The death has occurred of Mary Clare O’Donnell, Clogher, Portnoo. Ms ...
The number of thatched houses in the Republic of Ireland is dwindling but new classes are training up the next generation of ...
The number of thatchers in Ireland is dwindling too. It is hoped that a new training centre, located in a community hall in Portnoo, County Donegal, will change that. The thatching school uses ...
Now that he has folded away his notebook, Harry can be found walking the beaches of Narin and Portnoo near his adopted home in Ardara and on occasion on rambles overseas to do a leg or two of the ...
Main pic: A partially collapsed wall at Doon Fort, Portnoo, in 2023. Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher has welcomed confirmation that four Donegal projects are to share funding of €207,000 from the Community ...
Traditional Thatcher Ivor Kilpatrick from the Donegal Thatching school, works on the roof of a thatched cottage in Bunbeg, north western Ireland, on March 9 (AFP photo) PORTNOO, Ireland — A new school ...
She said: "I composed "Were You Ever Loved" during a songwriting break in Portnoo. "Just a few days into my stay, Russia invaded Ukraine. The cottage I was staying in was quite secluded ...