Earlier I posted a picture of the Welsh flag. I should hurriedly point out that this was not intended to be an insult to the Patron Saint of my adoptive country. St Patrick's Day is a big occasion here.
So I have a mildly Irish Odd Shot today, but before I show you I'll give you a very quick history lesson.
Irish homes used to be roofed with thatch, rushes gathered locally and laid over the rafters. Sometimes the wind lifted the thatch, so twisted rope was thrown over and tied to stones left jutting from the tops of the walls. Where these stones were not available, loose stones were tied to the ends of the ropes to help hold down the thatch.
Bearing this in mind, I offer my Odd Shot for today.
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Irish homes used to be roofed with thatch, rushes gathered locally and laid over the rafters. Sometimes the wind lifted the thatch, so twisted rope was thrown over and tied to stones left jutting from the tops of the walls. Where these stones were not available, loose stones were tied to the ends of the ropes to help hold down the thatch.
Bearing this in mind, I offer my Odd Shot for today.
For more Odd Shots, visit Katney and join the fun.
16 comments:
You are Welsh and you live in Ireland?
That is great, I love Ireland!
That is intersting and odd.
When I visited Ireland I remeber seeing thatched roofs. Shows how old I am, I guess.
nice site...keep it going.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you.
Thanks for the explanation about the thatched roofs. VERY interesting. Rocks hanging from the ends of ropes would otherwise seem extremely odd.
What interesting information, and that photo is not what i expected to see, but funny and interesting
The is odd .. is it some sort of counterweight used to keep the door shut/open?
We visited ireland in 2006! Great holiday! Great place, would love to come back again.
Odd Shot, is right sure enuff, great choice.
you'll love mine.
Very odd... sure does leave one to wonder :-)
Enjoyed the history lesson, also.
The very good all photographs but leading this with the green clover.
Strange this with the brick!
Now that is an interesting odd shot, nice description to go with it :-)
Looks like the mother of necessity to me!
Love the shot btw!
Enjoyed the bit o' history with this interesting piX.
Love it! Thanks for the background or I would have really wondered. I finally got my ODD SHOT up, despite Blogger acting weird today.
That is certainly odd!
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