Relics found in the Farmstead compound

Metal headboard

Old plough with Wexford markings and turnip slicer for animal feed

Turnip slicer

Ochre wall paint

The survey drawing of the Old Farmstead

Drawing by Robert White

The Old Farmstead

Photo by Robert White

Spring flora on the site

Ferns at the base of the trees

Lords and Ladies, arum maculatum

A patch of Bluebells has come up now that the sheep have been moved

 off the site while the building is happening

Update

Site clearing almost finished.  All the stone from the old ruined walls from the farmstead/entrance area has been stacked ready for re-use. Sightlines for driveway exit from the property have been cleared.  Protective fencing still to be erected around the existing trees and the hedgerows and left for the duration of the project.

Large flagstones have been found on the floor, under all the debris in the old farmstead. All roof slates and clay ridges have been stored for re-use. The broken pieces of slate to be incorporated into a large mosaic in the new house.

Drawings for Phase II - the restoration of the stone buildings and the retaining wall and platform for the new build - are in progress.

Sunrise Sunday 5th May 2013

May Bank Holiday Weekend

Flowering Blackthorne in the Hedgerows

The Farmstead from the South

The Stonewall from the South with Farmstead behind

Ferns in stonewall - Maidenhair Fern and Rusty Back Fern

Ceramic Imprints of Irish ferns all found at Carrickmourne

(Rendered with Copper Oxide)

Water Well

Water Water!
1st strike - 55m
2nd strike - 69m
Flow rate 2.5cubic meters/hr (2500l/hr)
Drilled through 2.5m clay, thereafter solid rock - sandstone

Thanks to Tom Fogarty of Fogarty Drilling Limited, Kilkenny