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 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.

Black and white photograph of woman from the Aran Islands man carrying some brushwood, helped by a toddler.

Black and white photograph of thatched stone cottage on Inisheer, Aran Islands.

Black and white photograph of chimney of a ruined thatched cottage with a nest in it.