The Irish draught horse is an icon in the Irish cultural landscape. Through good times and bad it was the work horse which pulled the farmer' plough, took the family to church, hunted, was a commercial draft animal and pulled field artillery. Yet in 1950 over 24,000 were exported for slaughter. Today the Irish Draught is used for hunting, for pleasure and competition, much valued by a new generation of owners. But historically it was so much part of the landscape it blended into the background and was never the subject of a comprehensive book. Here, the story of the 'horse of the people' is told before facts and details vanish forever. Contributors trace its evolution as a working horse through to its almost overnight disappearance with 1960s mechanisation. Illustrated with wonderful images, we invite you to take a journey along Ireland's cultural road with Ireland's native working horse.
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"'Commendable...fascinating essays...excellent work' Irish Independent 'A splendid history' Leinster Leader 'Will enhance every horseman's bookshelf' The Irish Field 'A delightful book' Ireland's Equestrian 'Brilliant book, one of the best' The Journal
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b&w photos, line drawings, etc
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Höhe: 250 mm
Breite: 250 mm
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978-1-905172-29-0 (9781905172290)
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Mary McGrath, an Art Consultant, worked in Harvard and Denver Universities and the Getty Museum. She set up the Irish Horse Museum in Kildare and was Hon. Sec. of the Irish Draught Horse Society (IDHS). She breeds and shows Irish draught horses. Joan Griffith worked in university libraries before moving to Germany. A breeder of Irish draught horses she designed and maintains the website of the IDHS.
List of Illustrations vi Editors and Contributors ix Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiii List of Acronyms xiv Introduction Joan C. Griffith 1 Part 1 Setting the Stage 1. Archaeology: The Horse in Early Ireland Finbar McCormick 17 2. Manuscripts: The Horse in Early Irish Society Fergus Kelly 30 3. The Horse in Irish Myth and Folklore Daithi A" hA"gain 43 Part 2 In Search of the Irish Draught Horse 4. Images of the Horse in Irish Art Mary McGrath 59 5. Horses: Working on the Land John Feehan 80 6. For Everything there is a Season Mary McGrath 91 7. Economic Role of the Workhorse in Nineteenth-century Ireland Stuart N. Lane 105 8. Horse Fairs: A Personal Recollection Marjorie Quarton 127 9. Recognition and Development of the Irish Draught Horse Colin A. Lewis 146 10. Genetic Aspects of the Irish Draught Horse John Flynn 174 11. Present-day Competition Horse Norman Storey 180 12. The Irish Draught Horse in the Twenty-first Century Joan C. Griffith and Mary McGrath 197 Part 3 Resources The Irish Draught Horse in Publications Joan C. Griffith 213 Glossary 234 Notes and References 237 Index 246
