'Creepie stools' and other Irish farmhouse and cabin furniture 

Book unveils an Ireland when everything was repurposed and when people made items that reflected their needs and lifestyle

Pine butter boxes in original form for packing 56lbs of butter, then recycled into a stool, an upholstered seat, and a sewing box/seat. Picture:  The Butter Museum, Cork

Farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over Ireland is highlighted in an authoritative new book by Claudia Kinmonth just published by Cork University Press. 

Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000 illuminates a way of life lived by our not-so-distant ancestors that has almost vanished in Ireland.