Growing up in a large Irish Catholic family, I’ve heard for years about the beauty of Ireland and of the places ... I had visions of those cozy Irish cottages, with their bone-white exteriors ...

Patrick Bradley took on the ambitious renovation of the old ruins which date back to 1830 in memory of uncle Barney who once ...

Liz McArdle and her family live in a rare and unusual home, one of only a few left in Northern Ireland. That's because her white-walled cottage in Lisburn close to the M1 has a thatched roof.

Interior of 19th century thatched Famine Cottages, Co Kerry. (Education Images/UIG via Getty Images) "Our ancestors had a different approach to Christmas than we did", she explained. "In Ireland ...