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Blackwater and Bride : navigation and trade, 7000 BC to 2007 / Niall O'Brien.

By: O'Brien, Niall, 1971-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Marston, Co. Waterford : Niall O'Brien Publishing, 2008Description: xii, 562 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780956095909.Subject(s): Inland navigation | Blackwater, River (Kerry-Cork and Waterford, Ireland) | Cork (Ireland) -- CommerceDDC classification: 386.3
Contents:
Early years of travel, 8000 B.C.-1600 -- The rivers 1580-1700 -- Tidal river traffic 1700-1800 -- The ferries -- Lismore canal -- Tidal river traffic 1800-1900 -- Shipbuilding by the river -- Passenger traffic and steamboats -- The Bride river 1902-1922 -- Blackwater dredging and river improvements -- River quays and bridges -- Rowing, coting and yachting -- Tidal river traffic 1936-1958 -- Bride and Blackwater vessels -- Conclusion.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending 386.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00110138
Total holds: 0

Bibliography: p. 495-504. - Includes indexes.

Early years of travel, 8000 B.C.-1600 -- The rivers 1580-1700 -- Tidal river traffic 1700-1800 -- The ferries -- Lismore canal -- Tidal river traffic 1800-1900 -- Shipbuilding by the river -- Passenger traffic and steamboats -- The Bride river 1902-1922 -- Blackwater dredging and river improvements -- River quays and bridges -- Rowing, coting and yachting -- Tidal river traffic 1936-1958 -- Bride and Blackwater vessels -- Conclusion.

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