Knockcroghery in County Roscommon was once home to a thriving clay pipe industry. Situated on the road from Athlone to Roscommon town, the village of Knockcroghery was at one time home to a clay pipe ...

Oliver Meeson has been making clay pipes for about four years A 24-year-old is among the last clay pipe-makers in Britain after coming across the skill by "complete coincidence". Oliver Meeson from ...

Clay pipes used for smoking were so common in the 1700s and 1800s that it’s not very remarkable to find fragments of them at archaeological sites from the early days of the United States. But Julie ...

SEVENTY per cent of the fresh water resources are being used for agricultural production while the rest for drinking, municipal, industrial uses etc. The increasing demand for food and fibre calls for ...

A few months ago my friend Nancy asked me if I would like to join her for the opening of the Henri Matisse exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Although I am not that well versed in ...

Troll YouTube long enough and chances are good that you’ll come across all kinds of videos of the “How It’s Made” genre. And buried in with the frying pans and treadmills and dental floss ...