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List of talks and recordings

List of video talks on the Cottageology website As of August 2025. [NB more recent talks will have fewer views]...

Mike Galvin – should we get Solar PV?

Mike Galvin, an active member of the Irish Solar Owners Group, which has over 77,000 members, discusses what to think...

Researching your house history – the CorkCott project

Imogen Bertin is the administrator of Cottageology, and received a grant from Cork County Council and the Heritage Council to...

Ruth Bothwell – painting and decorating traditional buildings and cottages

Ruth Bothwell has over thirty years experience in decorative arts and painting conservation and runs Decowell in Belfast. She trained...

SEAI pilot grant scheme – energy efficiency in traditional homes

SEAI has announced a scheme to allow 100 traditional homes receive grants for a “one stop shop” energy efficiency upgrade....

Slides from Traditional and Lime Mortars Symposium 2024

This event took place April 26th and 27th at the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon Co. Clare. The slides are made available...

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What to do and what not to do with your vernacular building – Peter Cox

Peter Cox heads Carrig Conservation. Peter has over thirty years of stone conservation experience and experience with all kinds of...

Why you should (and should not) use the term “cottage” for a small Irish house

It is two years since I took over the Cottageology group, in September 2023, from its founder Orla Fitzmaurice, who...

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