Irish mantle clock
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Irish mantle clock
I know we have some wonderful quilters from Ireland here on our board so I am hoping that someone can tell me something about a wooden mantle clock with something like a Celtic knot on it. I have a daughter-in-law that refuses to have a clock in her living room !! It drives most of us crazy, including my son, that she won't allow a clock on the fire place. We were hoping if we could find a nice clock, it could be a heirloom for their family as she and my son both of Irish decent. I have looked online but they are all very small. Looking for something about 12" wide and about 8" high. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know from looking so far that they are quite expensive. One actually from Ireland or someone in the USA that has one for sale would be a great Christmas gift for my daughter-in-law.
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Neither do I. The clock you describe sounds very nice but wonder why her not wanting a clock in the living room bothers anyone. I never have had a clock in my living room and have never thought of getting one. Only clock I've seen in anyone's living room was the tall grandfather clock that my cousin has in hers.
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I do have a nice clock on my mantle but they are not for everyone. My MIL had a cuckoo clock that drove me up the wall. I also cannot stand a ticking clock when trying to sleep. I don't purchase decorative object for my DIL because we have different tastes. Frankly her taste and eye are better than mine.
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Lots of younger folks don't like mantel clocks...they are noisy, require winding every week and if it is an original (antique) then they look ugly to some. I have several antique clocks, but don't have them all running because it does get annoying, and one was so loud when it chimed it would wake up our guests upstairs.
I say respect your DILs wishes and let your son and her work that clock thing out on their own.
I say respect your DILs wishes and let your son and her work that clock thing out on their own.
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