When artist Paul Henry (1876-1958) painted this village in 1928 he did so when thatched houses were common in the west of Ireland. Beautiful looking, but uncomfortable to live in by today’s standards! Such villages have all but disappeared.

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West of Ireland cottages painted in 1932 by British artist Frank Egginton (1908-1990). So many twentieth century artists fell under the spell of these humble dwellings and included them in their work

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