Reflections on a visit to Ennistymon Union Famine Workhouse Memorial
Joyce Butler seeks as a writer and a mother to comprehend the enormity of the Famine
Source: irishtimes.com
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Grover Beach Bringing in Pallet Houses as Temporary Emergency Shelters
There is no homeless shelter in southern San Luis Obispo County; pallet houses previously have been used in Isla Vista and Lompoc
Source: noozhawk.com
The end of the peat briquette as peat milling halted
It's quintessentially Irish, the peat briquette warmed homes and fired stoves across the country for decades. It even inspired one of the Boomtown Rats, Patrick Cusack, to adapt it as his stage name - he became known worldwide as Pete Briquette. The peat briquette was Ireland's answer to fuel shortages in the wake of World War 2 and in time, with mechanisation, it became available to homes nationwide. Made from milled peat, Bord na Móna was producing millions of them every year in the midlands. At one point it was producing 280 million briquettes annually - if they were laid end-to-end...
Source: rte.ie