A daytrip to an unspoiled island
Lovely Gola in Donegal…just ten minutes off the coast and a great trip if you live traditional architecture. Recommended for any of our Donegal cottage guests.
Some country furniture we admired
All made on Gola Island in Donegal..none of it moved more than a hundred yards.
see UTT HQ – the house we built for our own family
on the shore
A lovely day up the mountain
Spent the day limewashing UTT The Escape – we keep the original stone walls breathable. Took some nice photos too!Stay www.underthethatch.co.uk/croagh
Progress at Hollywood House…our newbuild
Overlooking the bay!
Progress at Hollywood House
She’s beginning to take shape
An ugly bungalow shell we’ve bought to make beautiful
This project is a challenge…take a half built crappy house…and make it beautiful.
A little Donegal vernacular tour
Going to see some other cottages near our UTTs
Create your own personal writing retreat
Are you a writer? When you’re working, learning, taking care of family and generally just living life it is so easy to lose focus on your writing. Even when you do promise yourself you will sit for a few hours and really get stuck in, it’s so easy to get distracted by doing the dishes, […]
Details of the log farmhouse before renovation
We’ve replaced the wooden roof…insulated a few walls..and need to renovate and restore the interior