In conversation with Claudia Kinmonth

In our third episode, we chat with Dr. Claudia Kinmonth. Claudia has published numerous books including Irish Country Furniture 1700-2000 (winner of the Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language and Culture by American Conference for Irish Studies), and Irish Rural Interiors in Art. She has worked at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Sir John Soane’s Museum. She is also Conservation Consultant to Cork Butter Museum and Cork Public Museum. She lives in West Cork with her family, lectures widely and broadcasts for television, film and radio.

In today's chat, we cover everything from Claudia's advice on how to approach life in a vernacular Irish cottage , learn about traditional Irish dressers with sledge feet, settle beds, súgan chairs, fascinating furniture and repair techniques, discover more about the wonderful living museum that is Carrigeen Farmhouse in Co. Offaly (winner of the 2020 Heritage Hero award in National Heritage Week), and after travelling the length and breadth of Ireland for her studies on Irish Vernacular and interiors, we discover what her favourite vernacular building is.

Hosted by Tríona Byrne and Róisín Beirne.

Edited by Deirdre Keeley.

Artwork by Róisín Beirne.

Theme music by Cillian Byrne.

Generously supported by the Heritage Council as part of their Heritage Sector Support Fund 2021.

The podcast was recorded on Zoom in July 2021.

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https://www.corkuniversitypress.com/Irish-Country-Furniture-and-Furnishings-1700-2000-p/9781782054054.htm

Carrigeen Farmhouse, Co. Offaly

https://offalylibrariesblog.wordpress.com/2018/08/30/carrigeen-farmhouse-offalys-hidden-heritage/