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Industrial Ireland 1750-1930 : an archaeology / Colin Rynne.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cork : Collins Press, 2006.Description: 500 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781905172047 (hbk.) :
  • 9781905172047
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 609.41509034 RYN
LOC classification:
  • T26.I73
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
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.

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