Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape
Title | Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | F. H. A. Aalen |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0802042945 |
Lush and green, the beauty of Ireland's landscape is legendary. "The Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape" has harnessed the expertise of dozens of specialists to produce an exciting and pioneering study which aims to increase understanding and appreciation for the landscape as an important element of Irish national heritage, and to provide a much needed basis for an understanding of landscape conservation and planning. Essentially cartographic in approach, the Atlas is supplemented by diagrams, photographs, paintings, and explanatory text. Regional case studies, covering the whole of Ireland from north to south, are included, along with historical background. The impact of human civilization upon Ireland's geography and environment is well documented, and the contributors to the Atlas deal with contemporary changes in the landscape resulting from developments in Irish agriculture, forestry, bog exploitation, tourism, housing, urban expansion, and other forces. "The Atlas of the Rural Irish Landscape" is a book which aims to educate and inform the general reader and student about the relationship between human activity and the landscape. It is a richly illustrated, beautifully written, and immensely authoritative work that will be the guide to Ireland's geography for many years to come.
Connemara, County Galway
Title | Connemara, County Galway PDF eBook |
Author | T. Robinson |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | |
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Exploring the History and Heritage of Irish Landscapes
Title | Exploring the History and Heritage of Irish Landscapes PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick J. Duffy |
Publisher | Four Courts Press |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture |
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"This book highlights the principal themes and elements in the making of the landscape, and the sources which can assist historians and historical geographers in studying and understanding Irish landscape history. Major and local sources relating to the natural environment, cultural landscapes and the built environment are explored. The book also looks at representations of landscapes in literature, painting and other artistic sources which can provide insights into the nature of real and imagined worlds of the past. The ultimate source which features prominently throughout this study is the landscape itself on which generations before us have inscribed the marks of their presence in fields, farms, houses, villages, towns, roads, lanes and the infrastructure of settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
Creating Irish Tourism
Title | Creating Irish Tourism PDF eBook |
Author | William H. A. Williams |
Publisher | Anthem Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 085728407X |
Based on the accounts of British and Anglo-Irish travelers, 'Creating Irish Tourism' charts the development of tourism in Ireland from its origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the country's emergence as a major European tourist destination a century later. The work shows how the Irish tourist experience evolved out of the interactions among travel writers, landlords, and visitors with the peasants who, as guides, jarvies, venders, porters and beggars, were as much a part of Irish tourism as the scenery itself.
Field Day Review 8 (2012)
Title | Field Day Review 8 (2012) PDF eBook |
Author | Deane, S., and Deane, C. |
Publisher | Field Day Publications |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Authors, Irish |
ISBN | 094675554X |
Field Day Review, the finest essays in Irish Studies
A History of Settlement in Ireland
Title | A History of Settlement in Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Barry |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2012-11-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134674635 |
A History of Settlement in Ireland provides a stimulating and thought-provoking overview of the settlement history of Ireland from prehistory to the present day. Particular attention is paid to the issues of settlement change and distribution within the contexts of: * environment * demography * culture. The collection goes further by setting the agenda for future research in this rapidly expanding area of academic interest. This volume will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the archaeology, history and social geography of Ireland.
Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne
Title | Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne PDF eBook |
Author | Geraldine Stout |
Publisher | Cork University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1859183417 |
The book is also concerned with the future of this protected cultural landscape and recommends actions to ensure its' preservation."--Cover.