"Black and white photograph of next stage of man fixing together a ""stook"" of hay used for thatching."

"Black and white photograph of examples of ""stooks"" of hay, used for thatching."

"Black and white photograph of examples of ""stooks"" of hay, used for thatching."

Black and white photograph of two sheafs of straw held up for the camera.

Black and white photograph of two sheaf of straw being used for thatching being held up for the camera.

"Black and white photograph of three examples of ""stooks"" of straw being used for thatching."

Black and white photograph of sugan chair being done, showing the straw knotting on the seat of the chair.

Black and white photograph of sugan chair being done, showing the straw knotting on the seat of the chair.

Black and white photograph of woman from the Aran Islands standing on the beach with a shawl over her head.

Black and white photograph of woman from the Aran Islands dressed in a traditional island shawl, taken from the front.