📖 Ancient Restoration

The Cliffs of #Moher on the rugged Atlantic coast of Ireland. In Irish called 'An Mothar' - a placename meaning ‘the ruin’.

Poulnabrone Dolmen in the Burren, Co #Clare. Dated to the Neolithic period, 4200-2900 BC.

Poulnabrone Dolmen in the Burren, Co #Clare. Dated to the Neolithic period, 4200-2900 BC.

The traditional Aran woolen jumper worn on Ireland's west coast to protect fishermen from the wild Atlantic. Each clan had a unique stitch, so that if a man drowned, the stitch would identify him.

Women in full handmade Irish knitwear, Inis Meáin. The last of the Gaelic dress tradition. #AranIslands

In the Elizabethan era, all males over six were required to wear a woolen cap due to trade wars with the Spanish. Irish flat cap origins:

Traditional headpieces are important; they help bind one to the group, affirm loyalty/station, & discourage unmanly vanities. #Tweedcap

Traditional headpieces are important; they help bind one to the group, affirm loyalty/station, & discourage unmanly vanities. #Tweedcap

'St. Patrick's Church' - J.P. Rooney, an artist who lives & works in Co #Derry.

'St. Patrick's Church' - J.P. Rooney, an artist who lives & works in Co #Derry.

“I say to my people that they are holy, that they are august despite their chains." - Patrick Pearse, teacher, barrister, poet, & 1916 leader, who was born in Dublin, 10th November 1879.

Roderic O'Conor 1860-1940, artist from Co Roscommon. Working mainly in France, he painted many portraits of the #Breton people.