Industrial Ireland 1750-1930 : an archaeology / Colin Rynne.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cork : Collins Press, 2006.Description: 500 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:- 9781905172047 (hbk.) :
- 9781905172047
- Industrialization -- lreland
- Industrial buildings -- Ireland -- History
- Industrial buildings -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century
- Industrial buildings -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century
- Industrial buildings -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century
- Industrial archaeology -- Ireland
- Technology
- Ireland -- Antiquities
- 609.41509034 RYN
- T26.I73
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 609.41509034 RYN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 129723 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Animal, wind and water power -- 2.Steam and internal combustion engines -- 3.Fossil fuels -- 4.Iron and steel -- 5.Non-ferrous metals and minerals -- 6.Building materials (stone, lime, brick, cement), ceramics and glass -- 7.Farming and fishing -- 8.Textiles -- 9.Food-processing industries -- 10.Engineering industries and shipbuilding-- 11.Chemical and miscellaneous industries (tanning and paper making) -- 12.Roads and bridges -- 13.Inland navigation: canals and rivers -- 14.Railways -- 15.Ports and harbours -- 16.Utility industries: water, sanitation, gas and electricity -- 17.Aspects of industrial settlement: housing, urban transport and telecommunications.
This comprehensive survey of Ireland's industrial archaeology is divided into five main sections: industrial and motive power; extractive industries; manufacturing; transport and communications; and utility industries and industrial housing. Each section covers the major activities, its technology and important surviving sites.