- Lime in Building: A Practical Guide, Schofield J, 1997, Black Dog Press https://www.blackdogpress.co.uk/product/lime-in-building-a-practical-guide-by-jane-schofield
- Cob Buildings Schofield J, 2019. Black Dog Press https://www.blackdogpress.co.uk/product/cob-buildings-a-practical-guide-by-jane-schofield-jill-smallcombe
- Small tool for lime pointing https://www.roundtowerlime.com/products/plasters-small-tool
- Pickaxe eg https://www.tirlanfarmlife.com/shop/product/Dargan-Pickaxe/9044297
- Electric battery shears eg Stihl https://donegan.ie/product/stihl-hsa-26-10.8v
- Michael Fortune’s dresser calendars https://folklore.ie/#stockists-of-calendar-in-ireland
- Irish Period Houses – A Conservation Guidance Manual by Frank Keohane, 2015 https://shop.igs.ie/products/irish-period-houses-a-conservation-guidance-manual
- Old House Eco Handbook SPAB / Marianne Suhr and Roger Hart, 2019 https://www.spab.org.uk/shop/publications/old-house-eco-handbook
- Welding gloves which are great for tackling brambles https://www.atkins.ie/en-ie/farm-shop/workshop/welding-soldering/rg-50-welding-gauntlets-red-xl-pg330024
- Peter Ward’s book on managing damp issues The Warm Dry Home, 2022 https://shop.heritage-house.org/product/book-the-warm-dry-home/
- Claudia Kinmonth’s Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000, 2020 http://www.claudiakinmonth.ie/
- Disposable plastic gloves for painting eg: https://www.mcmahons.ie/portwest-powder-free-vinyl-disposable-glove-l-blue-100-per-pack-57785
- Protective waterproof/thermal gloves for general building work eg: https://www.screwfix.ie/p/site-thermal-waterproof-gloves-orange-black-large/771rv
- Kneepads eg: https://www.screwfix.ie/p/stanley-fatmax-hard-shell-kneepads/320jj
- Kneeling mat eg: https://www.lenehans.ie/kneeling-mat-jumbo.html
- (NB expensive!) FLIR thermal camera add-on for iPhone https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/thermal-imaging-cameras/1368284
- Budget model thermal camera Thermal Master P1 https://thermalmaster.com/products/thermal-master-p1
- Make a bat box (free) https://cdn.bats.org.uk/uploads/pdf/Bat-Box-Information-Pack-Sept-2020-JF.pdf