Black and white photograph of gable end of an outhouse attached to a thatched cottage, with crosses painted into it, close up of the crosses.

Black and white photograph of cottage with Galway Bay in the background.

Black and white photograph of gable end of a thatched cottage, Aran Islands.

Black and white photograph of a cottage St. Brigid's Cross. made from reeds, intricate design.

Black and white photograph of three men thatching a roof on the Aran Islands.

Black and white photograph of man starting to twist together a "stook" of straw.

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

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 gable end of an outhouse attached to a thatched cottage, with crosses painted on some of the stones, close up of the crosses.

Black and white photograph of stone-built outhouse, with a stone vaulted roof, young Aran Islands boy standing outside it.