Humble Works for Humble People

Humble Works for Humble People
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Publisher : Merrion Press
Total Pages : 373
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ISBN-10 : 9781911024934
ISBN-13 : 1911024930
Rating : 4/5 (930 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Humble Works for Humble People by : Noel Wilkins

Download or read book Humble Works for Humble People written by Noel Wilkins and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully illustrated book explores the history of the fishery piers and harbours of Galway and north Clare. A testament to these structures as feats of engineering, it is also a riveting account of the human aspect that shadowed their construction; a beautiful rendering of the maritime activities that gave life to the Wild Atlantic Way – kelp-making, fishing, turf distribution, and sea-borne trade. Humble Works for Humble People nurtures the retelling of human stories surrounding the piers, giving voice to the unacknowledged legacy of the lives that were their making. The Office of Public Works, the Congested Districts Board, foreign financial support, humanitarian efforts, controversies and conflict – these are all features of the piers and harbours’ development and preservation. Humble Works for Humble People is a vital contribution to the maritime history of Galway, Clare and of Ireland in general; an overlooked but culturally rich facet of Irish history.


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