diff --git a/recipes/irish_times_free.recipe b/recipes/irish_times_free.recipe
index 5e52def5b6..625bd4b4e4 100644
--- a/recipes/irish_times_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/irish_times_free.recipe
@@ -94,3 +94,8 @@ class IrishTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
         for img in soup.findAll('img', attrs={'srcset': True}):
             img['src'] = img['srcset'].split()[0]
         return soup
+
+    def populate_article_metadata(self, article, soup, first):
+        desc = soup.find(**classes('b-it-subheadline'))
+        if desc:
+            article.summary = article.text_summary = self.tag_to_string(desc)
diff --git a/recipes/list_apart.recipe b/recipes/list_apart.recipe
index 01c01f30c5..3a39ab1934 100644
--- a/recipes/list_apart.recipe
+++ b/recipes/list_apart.recipe
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ class AListApart (BasicNewsRecipe):
     encoding = 'utf8'
     cover_url = u'https://alistapart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-icon_navigation-laurel-512.jpg'
 
+	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('days')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            self.oldest_article = float(d)
+
     def get_extra_css(self):
         if not self.extra_css:
             br = self.get_browser()