Category: The Milk House

The church and the farm are two buildings that have been part of human existence for a long time. In particular, they are two institutions that have sustained the countryside and the people in them.

In modern society, “the wants of many outweigh the needs of few” is an uncomfortable adage. In most cases, families are displaced or farms are split in half when a throughway, rail line, or airport is being built, but it is considered necessary evil.

Louis Bromfield was coming into his own at a time when it was good to be a writer and hard to be a farmer. His first novel, “The Green Bay Tree”, was published in 1924 and started a string of successfully received books.

Even if the technology we use changes, its nature seldom does. New advances will always make our work easier, while at the same time changing our relationship with it. It’s alright to take a moment to miss what is gone.

Until partway through the 20th century, the people of Ireland, not always having access to or being able to afford a doctor, took to addressing their infirmities themselves. As a result, many ailments required searching out “the cure.” Here are a few examples of old Irish folk remedies, some of which are still used today.