Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape
2nd Edition
Published on 15. December 2011
Book
Hardback
277 pages
978-1-4426-4291-1 (ISBN)
Description
The second edition of Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscapeis a magnificently illustrated, beautifully written, and thoroughly updated introduction to the hidden riches of the Irish landscape. Topics include archaeology, field and settlement patterns, houses, demesnes, villages and small towns, monuments, woodland, bogs, roads, canals, and a host of other features.
The Atlas combines superbly chosen illustrations and cartography with a text amenable to a general reader. Hundreds of maps, diagrams, photographs, and paintings present accessible information suitable for any school, college, or home. New content in the contemporary section takes into account the Celtic Tiger and explores six fresh case studies - Tory Island (Donegal), the Wicklow Uplands, Inistiogue (County Kilkenny), Aughris (County Sligo), Clonfert (County Galway), and Point Lance in Newfoundland. This second edition of the award-winning Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape continues to increase the visibility of the landscape within national heritage while establishing a proper basis for conservation and planning.
The Atlas combines superbly chosen illustrations and cartography with a text amenable to a general reader. Hundreds of maps, diagrams, photographs, and paintings present accessible information suitable for any school, college, or home. New content in the contemporary section takes into account the Celtic Tiger and explores six fresh case studies - Tory Island (Donegal), the Wicklow Uplands, Inistiogue (County Kilkenny), Aughris (County Sligo), Clonfert (County Galway), and Point Lance in Newfoundland. This second edition of the award-winning Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape continues to increase the visibility of the landscape within national heritage while establishing a proper basis for conservation and planning.
Reviews / Votes
'Users will find an abundance of information on everything Ireland here, including archaeology, farming, transportation, mining, and castles and churches... An all-around and pleasurable book to both consult in research or browse.' - Shannon Graff Hysell (American Reference Books Annual vol43:2012) 'The authors offer fresh insights about the Irish past and important ideas for landscape conservation and planning. There is much for every reader interested in Ireland. Essential - all levels/libraries.' - C.W Wood Jr. (Choice Magazine vol 49:11:2012) (This title received an Outstanding rating by the 2012 University Press Books committee)....'Gorgeous, useful, authoritative, updated atlas'
- Steve Norman (University Press Books for Public & Secondary School Libraries, 2012) 'Remarkable book... A rich archaeological history going back 9,000 years... This atlas sets new standard for landscape appreciation and should be required reading for any planning or environmental history course as well as policy makers.' - Iris Morgan (Association of Canadian Map Libraries & Archives Bulletin, vol 141:2012) 'The authors offer fresh insights about the Irish past and important ideas foe landscape conservation and planning. Ther is much for every reader interested in Ireland. Essential - all levels/libraries.' - C.W Wood Jr. (Choice Magazine vol 49:11:2012) 'Remarkable book... A rich archaeological history going back 9,000 years... This atlas sets new standard for landscape appreciation and should be required reading for any planning or environmental history course as well as policy makers.' - Iris Morgan (Association of Canadian Map Libraries & Archives Bulletin, vol 141:2012)
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 304 mm
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
2366 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-4291-1 (9781442642911)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
F.H.A. Aalen | Kevin Whelan | Matthew Stout
Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape
Book
07/1997
University of Toronto Press
€57.91
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Persons
F.H.A. Aalen is a professor emeritus of Geography in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin.
Kevin Whelan, widely regarded as Ireland's most important historical geographer, teaches at Boston College, Massachussets.
Matthew Stout, the cartographic editor, is a lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin.
Kevin Whelan, widely regarded as Ireland's most important historical geographer, teaches at Boston College, Massachussets.
Matthew Stout, the cartographic editor, is a lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin.
Content
Part I: The Making of the Irish Landscape
1. The Irish Rural Landscape: Synthesis of Habitat and History / by F. H. A. Aalen (Trinity College, Dublin)
2. Early Landscapes: From Prehistory to Plantation / by Geraldine Stout and Matthew Stout (Trinity College, Dublin)
3. Recovering the Hidden Landscape / by Gillian Barrett (University of Wolverhampton)
4. The Modern Landscape: From Plantation to Present / by Kevin Whelan (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
Part II: Components of the Irish Landscape
5. Raised Bogs / by John Freehan (University College, Dublin)
6. Ardee Bog, County Louth / by G. F. Mitchell (Trinity College, Dublin)
7. The Changing Use of Raised Bogs / by John Freehan (University College, Dublin) and Sadhbh McElveen (Trinity College, Dublin)
8. Blanket Bogs / by Roy Tomlinson (The Queen's University of Belfast)
9. Forests and Woodlands / by Roy Tomlinson
10. Fields / by F. H. A. Aalen and Kevin Whelan
11. Buildings / by F. H. A. Aalen
12. Towns and Villages / by Kevin Whelan
13. Demesnes / by Terence Reeves-Smyth
14. Communications / by James Killen (Trinity College, Dublin)
15. Mining and Quarrying / by Colin Rynne
16. Power Generation / by Fred Hamond
17. Water Supply / by Fred Hamond
Part III: The Challenge of Change
18. Contemporary Challenge / by F. H. A. Aalen
19. Recent Housing Change in Kilclone, County Meath / by P. J. Duffy (St. Patrick's College, Maynooth)
20. Field Boundaries and Landscape Change / Eilis Kennedy
21. The Destruction of Antiquities: An Aerial View / Gillian Barrett
22. Management of the Landscape / by F. H. A. Aalen
23. Distribution of Protected Sites and Areas / by UEte Bohnsack
Part IV: Regional Case Studies
24. The Hook, County Wexford / by Billy Colfer
25. The Lecale Peninusla, County Down / by R. H. Buchanan
26. The Burren, County Clare / by David Drew (Trinity College, Dublin)
27. The Bend of the Boyne, County Meath / by Geraldine Stout
28. The Ring of Gullion, County Armagh / by Andrew Stott
29. Connemara, County Galway / by Tim Robinson
1. The Irish Rural Landscape: Synthesis of Habitat and History / by F. H. A. Aalen (Trinity College, Dublin)
2. Early Landscapes: From Prehistory to Plantation / by Geraldine Stout and Matthew Stout (Trinity College, Dublin)
3. Recovering the Hidden Landscape / by Gillian Barrett (University of Wolverhampton)
4. The Modern Landscape: From Plantation to Present / by Kevin Whelan (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
Part II: Components of the Irish Landscape
5. Raised Bogs / by John Freehan (University College, Dublin)
6. Ardee Bog, County Louth / by G. F. Mitchell (Trinity College, Dublin)
7. The Changing Use of Raised Bogs / by John Freehan (University College, Dublin) and Sadhbh McElveen (Trinity College, Dublin)
8. Blanket Bogs / by Roy Tomlinson (The Queen's University of Belfast)
9. Forests and Woodlands / by Roy Tomlinson
10. Fields / by F. H. A. Aalen and Kevin Whelan
11. Buildings / by F. H. A. Aalen
12. Towns and Villages / by Kevin Whelan
13. Demesnes / by Terence Reeves-Smyth
14. Communications / by James Killen (Trinity College, Dublin)
15. Mining and Quarrying / by Colin Rynne
16. Power Generation / by Fred Hamond
17. Water Supply / by Fred Hamond
Part III: The Challenge of Change
18. Contemporary Challenge / by F. H. A. Aalen
19. Recent Housing Change in Kilclone, County Meath / by P. J. Duffy (St. Patrick's College, Maynooth)
20. Field Boundaries and Landscape Change / Eilis Kennedy
21. The Destruction of Antiquities: An Aerial View / Gillian Barrett
22. Management of the Landscape / by F. H. A. Aalen
23. Distribution of Protected Sites and Areas / by UEte Bohnsack
Part IV: Regional Case Studies
24. The Hook, County Wexford / by Billy Colfer
25. The Lecale Peninusla, County Down / by R. H. Buchanan
26. The Burren, County Clare / by David Drew (Trinity College, Dublin)
27. The Bend of the Boyne, County Meath / by Geraldine Stout
28. The Ring of Gullion, County Armagh / by Andrew Stott
29. Connemara, County Galway / by Tim Robinson