A history of Irish farming; 1750-1950.9781846820960 A history of Irish farming; 1750-1950. Bell, Jonathan and Mervyn Watson. Four Courts Press 2008 344 pages $60.00 Hardcover S461 Bell, a curator for the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (Irish: Músaem Daonchultúir agus Iompair Uladh) is situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about 10 kilometres (6 miles) east of the city of Belfast. , teamed with colleague Watson to present this history on crop and livestock production during Ireland's "Age of Improvement," which lasted from 1750 to 1950. The authors documents how farming methods evolved during these two centuries, and how modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, impacted life in the towns and cities of the Emerald Isle Emerald Isle Noun Poetic Ireland Noun 1. Emerald Isle - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Hibernia, Ireland . The simplicity and sensibility of Irish farming innovations are emphasized in this volume, which should be of interest to students of Irish history and agriculture. Distributed in the US by ISBS ISBS International Society of Biomechanics in Sports ISBS International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin ISBS Illinois State Button Society ISBS Iowa State Button Society ISBS Idaho State Button Society . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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