Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900

First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth.

List of contents

Introduction
Seasonal movement and settlement in a world of pastoralism
Imagining movement: past and present views of transhumance in Ireland
Seasonal sites in context: summer pastures of the Carna peninsula
Connected places: home and booley in Gleann Cholm Cille over time
Altitude and adaptation: evolving seasonal settlement in the Galtee Mountains
Herders and historical forces, 1600-1900
Conclusion

About the author

Eugene Costello

Summary

First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth.

Product details

• Authors: Eugene Costello
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781783275311
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-531-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 585 g
• Series: Garden and Landscape History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Archäologie, Irland, HISTORY / Modern / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History - General History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland