See the wood from the trees : the story of storm-felled timber gifted to GMIT Letterfrack from Áras an Uachtaráin / Marion McGarry & Dermot O' Donovan, foreword by Michael D. Higgans, President of Ireland : introduction by Duncan Stewart, poems by Theo Dorgan

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McGarry, Marion [author]

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Material type: Text

9781912465026 (hbk)

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Innovation & artistic vision. Foreword by Michael D. Higgins. Simple but inspired. Introduction by Duncan Stewart 1.Forestry in Ireland 2. Áras an Uachtaráin and its parkland setting. The Farmleigh Tree Alphabet. Poems by Theo Dorgan 3.A Connemara Village 4.The afterlife of trees 5.See the wood from the trees.

Summary: This book tells the story of those trees, which in Letterfrack were creatively remade into beautifully designed products following a process of conversion and seasoning. The authors give an illuminating account of the significance of trees in Irish culture, the plantations at Áras an Úachtarain, the transformative story of Letterfrack, and the development of the National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	634.9 MCG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		224251

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This book tells the story of those trees, which in Letterfrack were creatively remade into beautifully designed products following a process of conversion and seasoning. The authors give an illuminating account of the significance of trees in Irish culture, the plantations at Áras an Úachtarain, the transformative story of Letterfrack, and the development of the National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology