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Irish villages : studies in local history / edited by Karina Holton, Liam Clare and Brian Ó Dálaigh.

Contributor(s): Holton, Karina | Clare, Liam | Ó Dálaigh, Brian.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, c2004Description: 326 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 1851827668.Subject(s): Villages -- Ireland -- History | Villages -- Ireland -- Case studies | Country life -- Ireland | Ireland -- History, Local | Ireland -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 941.5
Contents:
Introduction -- The kill and the Grange of medieval Clonakility -- Kilmore Quay, county Wexford, 1800-1900 -- Cloone, county Leitrim; a monastry village, 1798-1901 -- Carbury, county Kildare, 1744-1911 -- Portlaw, county Waterford, 1870-1901: the decline of an industrial village -- Kilmainham, county Dublin, 1536-1610:the decline of a manorial village -- Kilnalag to Williamstown, north county Galway, 1820-1850 -- Ballycastle, a village on the north Mayo coast -- A history of Sixmilebridge, county Clare, 1603-1911 -- Pomeroy, county Tyrone, 1800-1960:a village perched on an elevation.
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General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 941.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 In transit from MTU Cork School of Music Library to MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education since 29/11/2024 00114636
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This significant book is the first attempt to understand the problems of evolution of Irish villages from a local perspective. These essays contrast and compare particular villages from a wide geographical and temporal range, dealing with landlord villages, industrial villages, fishing villages and medieval villages.

Companion volume to: Irish townlands and Irish fairs and markets.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The kill and the Grange of medieval Clonakility -- Kilmore Quay, county Wexford, 1800-1900 -- Cloone, county Leitrim; a monastry village, 1798-1901 -- Carbury, county Kildare, 1744-1911 -- Portlaw, county Waterford, 1870-1901: the decline of an industrial village -- Kilmainham, county Dublin, 1536-1610:the decline of a manorial village -- Kilnalag to Williamstown, north county Galway, 1820-1850 -- Ballycastle, a village on the north Mayo coast -- A history of Sixmilebridge, county Clare, 1603-1911 -- Pomeroy, county Tyrone, 1800-1960:a village perched on an elevation.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Abbreviations (p. 6)
  • Preface (p. 7)
  • Introduction (p. 9)
  • The Kill and the Grange of medieval Clonkeen (p. 17)
  • Kilmore Quay, county Wexford, 1800-1900 (p. 46)
  • Cloone, county Leitrim; a monastery village, 1798-1901 (p. 73)
  • Carbury, county Kildare, 1744-1911 (p. 96)
  • Portlaw, county Waterford, 1870-1901: the decline of an industrial village (p. 131)
  • Kilmainham, county Dublin, 1536-1610: the decline of a manorial village (p. 166)
  • Kilnalag to Williamstown, north county Galway, 1820-1850 (p. 193)
  • Ballycastle, a village on the north Mayo coast (p. 217)
  • A history of Sixmilebridge, county Clare, 1603-1911 (p. 243)
  • Pomeroy, county Tyrone, 1800-1960: 'A village perched on an elevation' (p. 281)
  • List of Illustrations (p. 309)
  • Index (p. 313)