Cattle In Ancient And Modern Ireland

Author : Fergus Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443892009
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cattle in Ancient and Modern Ireland written by Fergus Kelly and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cattle have been the mainstay of Irish farming since the Neolithic began in Ireland almost 6000 years ago. Cattle, and especially cows, have been important in the life experiences of most Irish people, directly and/or through legends such as the Táin Bó Cuailnge (The Cattle-raid of Cooley). In this book, diverse aspects of cattle in Ireland, from the circumstances of their first introduction to recent and ongoing developments in the management of grasslands – still the main food-source for cattle in Ireland – are explored in thirteen essays written by experts. New information is presented, and several aspects relating to cattle husbandry and the interactions of cattle and people that have hitherto received little or no attention are discussed.

Author : Michael O'Connell
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781443888950
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cattle in Ancient and Modern Ireland written by Michael O'Connell and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cattle have been the mainstay of Irish farming since the Neolithic began in Ireland almost 6000 years ago. Cattle, and especially cows, have been important in the life experiences of most Irish people, directly and/or through legends such as the Tàin BÃ3 Cuailnge (The Cattle-raid of Cooley). In this book, diverse aspects of cattle in Ireland, from the circumstances of their first introduction to recent and ongoing developments in the management of grasslands â " still the main food-source for cattle in Ireland â " are explored in thirteen essays written by experts. New information is presented, and several aspects relating to cattle husbandry and the interactions of cattle and people that have hitherto received little or no attention are discussed.

Author : John Connell
Publisher : Granta Books
ISBN 13 : 1783784199
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cow Book written by John Connell and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, he finds himself back on the farm and begins to learn the ways of the farmer and the way of the cows. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day - cleaning the outhouses, milking the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. But alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when illness breaks out, when depression takes hold, when an argument erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid. The Cow Book is the story of a calving season. It is also the story of the cow itself, from its domestication and worship as a God by the Ancient Egyptians to the modern practice of mechanized herds, via the figure of the cowboy, the destruction of the American buffalo, the demise of the aboriginal jackaroos and the consequences of BSE. And, above all, it is the story of Connell's life as a farmer, of his relationship with his birthplace of County Longford, with the community around the family farm, with the animals he tends, and with his father.

Author : Nerys T. Patterson
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268161461
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cattle Lords and Clansmen written by Nerys T. Patterson and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 1994-04-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cattle Lords and Clansmen, Nerys Patterson provides an analysis of the social structure of medieval Ireland, focusing on the pre-Norman period. By combining difficult, often fragmentary primary sources with sociological and anthropological methods, Patterson produces a unique approach to the study of early Ireland—one that challenges previous scholarship. The second edition includes a chapter on seasonal rhythm, material derived from Patterson’s post-1991 publications, and an updated bibliography. The second edition includes a chapter on seasonal rhythm, material derived from Patterson’s post-1991 publications, and an updated bibliography.

Author : Patrick Leonard Curran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780860270294
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kerry and Dexter Cattle written by Patrick Leonard Curran and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eugenio F. Biagini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107095581
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland written by Eugenio F. Biagini and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first textbook on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective. Written by an international team of leading scholars, it draws on a wide range of disciplinary approaches and consistently sets Irish developments in a wider European and global context.

Author : Victoria L. McAlister
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526121255
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Irish tower house written by Victoria L. McAlister and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the social role of castles in late-medieval and early modern Ireland. It uses a multidisciplinary methodology to uncover the lived experience of this historic culture, demonstrating the interconnectedness of society, economics and the environment. Of particular interest is the revelation of how concerned pre-modern people were with participation in the economy and the exploitation of the natural environment for economic gain. Material culture can shed light on how individuals shaped spaces around themselves, and tower houses, thanks to their pervasiveness in medieval and modern landscapes, represent a unique resource. Castles are the definitive building of the European Middle Ages, meaning that this book will be of great interest to scholars of both history and archaeology.

Author : Eugene Costello
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783275316
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900 written by Eugene Costello and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth.

Author : T. W. Moody
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191623350
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New History of Ireland, Volume III written by T. W. Moody and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day. The third volume opens with a character study of early modern Ireland and a panoramic survey of Ireland in 1534, followed by twelve chapters of narrative history. There are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the Irish abroad. Two surveys, `Land and People', c.1600 and c.1685, are included.

Author : Jonathan Bell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Irish Farming, 1750-1950 written by Jonathan Bell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing methods of crop and livestock production during the 'Age of Improvement' in Ireland, and some of the ways in which they shaped rural society and the landscape. It shows how sensible farmers were, in developing systems and techniques that fitted their resources, or lack of them, making Ireland a major agricultural producer, and overcoming huge environmental and social obstacles to ensure the survival of millions of people. -- Publisher description