Post Script from Ireland .................,
Looking back on my initial research and google-traveling the information highways, post-it tabing pages from library books and tablet downloads, I failed to consider one important factor that came to me on the flight home - culture, lifestyle, and tradition.
I observed a very different lifestyle while there, and frankly it was reminding. Reminding of a time when we preserved rather than disgarded. When what we had was built to last and we kept it longer. A time when we purchased what we needed and surplus was not thought of. Traditions were revered. What our grandparents brought over was cherished, retained and handed down. These represented our culture - the years of hard work, saving and vision that included yester-year in the tomorrow.
That being said, I think the reason I found few pieces of furniture is because they are retained. They aren't salvaged or discarded. Although I would have liked to have found a nice piece to send home, I like more that the old pieces are resting in homes and amidst the decades of family history.
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