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[1] though it is closer to the plural noun "old houses", Seantithe, pronounced shan-tiha. However the direct back translation of shan-ty would arrive at sean tí, the latter word an adjective meaning 'of the house' much in the vein of Bean an tí, ban-on-tee, means the matriarch of the house. Many poor Irish tenant farmers lived in one-room cabins.
Producer (s) Nick Lowe, Roger Béchirian. "New Lace Sleeves" is a song written by new wave musician Elvis Costello and performed by Costello and the Attractions for his 1981 album Trust. The first version of the song was written by Costello in 1974 and featured post-war themed lyrics that were largely scrapped in the final recording.
Kit house. Kit houses, also known as mill-cut houses, pre-cut houses, ready-cut houses, mail order homes, or catalog homes, were a type of housing that was popular in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere in the first half of the 20th century. [1] Kit house manufacturers sold houses in many different plans and styles, from simple bungalows ...
In addition, McAllen consistently ranks as one of the safest cities in Texas. 7. Birmingham, AL. Median list price: $294,825. 20% down payment: $58,965. Median household income: $44,951 ...
Sure, it’s not a piggy bank you can raid on a regular basis when you’re low on cash, but the single-family home can reliably stockpile the bacon, thanks to equity accumulation.
University Settlement House, Manhattan. The movement spread to the United States in the late 1880s, with the opening of the Neighborhood Guild in New York City's Lower East Side in 1886, and the most famous settlement house in the United States, Hull-House (1889), was founded soon after by Jane Addams and Ellen Starr in Chicago. By 1887, there ...
The lace, worn by the wealthiest women across Europe, was made by some of the poorest women in Ireland. Lace was a luxury commodity, used to decorate elaborate wedding dresses, christening robes, and church vestments; it played a vital part in saving many families from starvation and destitution. Irish lace reflects the social and political ...
Princess di Sant' Antimo's gown of watered silk shows the short sleeves, lace flounce collar, and long pointed waist of the early 1840s. The tiny pleats that gather her skirt can be seen at the waistline. 1840–1844. Shoulders were narrow and sloping, waists became low and pointed, and sleeve detail migrated from the elbow to the wrists.