Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape launched by Stephen Rea

Renowned actor Stephen Rea launched the Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape at a function in the Merrion Hotel on 7 December. The book of more than 400 pages is a magnificently illustrated, beautifully written and pioneering 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, railways, mills, mines, farmsteads, handball alleys, 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, paintings allow the Atlas to present a mass of scholarly information in an accessible way, suitable for any school, college or home. The Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape also has a significant practical dimension. It increases the visibility of the landscape within national heritage and establishes a proper basis for conservation and planning. It explores contemporary changes resulting from the Celtic Tiger, and proposes how to implement necessary change in sympathy with inherited landscape character. Dr Ruth McManus, Head of the Geography Department, St Patrick's College contributed the chapter on 'Celtic Tiger Housing'. Dr Matthew Stout History Department, St Patrick's College contributed to the chapters on 'Early landscapes: from prehistory to plantation' and 'Communications Road Art'

Published by Cork University Press, the book is edited by Dr Matthew Stout, St Patrick's College, Professor FHA Aalen (Trinity College Dublin) and Dr Kevin Whelan (Keogh Naughton Notre Dame Centre).

ISBN: 9781859184592

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: Thursday January 12 2012