Vernacular Cottages in Cullentragh
Upon a hill, in the townland of Cullentragh lay the remains of several vernacular cottages. These cottages would have been inhabited during Famine times—going into the late 19th Century (Michigan State University, 2009). But what are vernacular cottages? One source (Laois County Council, 2019) offers a working definition of ‘vernacular buildings.’ Vernacular buildings, it says, […]