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"The currach contained only one man in working it, whereas the floats require two men and oars; and the man in the currach paddled with a shovel, one end of the rope being fixed to the raft, and the other tied to the man's knee in the currach, which he let loose when there was any danger, the currach going before the raft."
According to one legend, Cainnech of Aghaboe saw a number of demons flying past and when he inquired of their errand, one of them told him that Crom Dubh had died and they were after collecting his soul.
Phil Bolger was unconventional in many ways and, among many large boats, yachts and custom designs, took an interest in what he termed "evolving crafty ways of building boats". [4] As far back as 1957 he designed "Poohsticks" [5] as a small plywood rowing skiff to be simply and economically built at home (originally by his brother). From this ...
The walls were made of wood with stones piled up underneath and for the foundation. Occasionally vertical beams were built along the inside of the building to add additional support. Due to the size of the boats (approx. 25–30 m long, 15 m wide, and 5 m high) the boathouses had to be large enough to accommodate the ships.
This includes cleaning the glass oven door which accumulates buildup over time from splattered food. ... “I like to mix a 1/2 cup of baking soda and water to make a paste—I also add a few ...
Phil is expected to make his prediction early in the morning. It typically happens after 7 a.m. ... Punxsutawney Phil's stump door is seen in the pre-dawn hours of the 136th Groundhog Day, held ...
The door frames are usually very plain, but sometimes beading is used to decorate the frame. Coats of arms and the year of construction date to no earlier than the Late Middle Ages. Wooden entrance doors were sometimes clad with iron or slate in order to reduce the risk of fire. Original doors from the Middle Ages have rarely survived however.
A door frame, window frame, door surround, window surround, or niche surround is the architectural frame around an aperture such as a door or window.. Entrance door and surround of a house in Charleston, South Carolina A interior doorway consisting of door, transom, and door surround in a historic house in Kentucky, United States