This is the house I stayed in. It was built sometime around the 1840's. Her family had lived in the more lush area of the island before that, but had been cleared - not off the island, as so often happened - but just down to the rocky bit. This happened a lot in Ìle. It is interesting - and sad - to hear these stories of the clearances, and to realise how long they went on.
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| The bedroom where I slept. Like Heather's house in NY, the upstairs here just consisted of a bedroom to the left of the staircase, and a bedroom to the right. |
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| The stone byre at the back of their house. |
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| Laura at the back of her house. The small road running in front of the house was all torn up and being repaved, so I never saw it. We came and went by the back door. |
Looks lovely, and cozy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely wee cottage! Plus, I love that furniture? Is that real wood? Are they deco?
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