Lost Ireland: 1860-1960

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LostIreland: 1860¿1960 presentsa panoramic sweepof Ireland's forgotten built heritage. Fromwar and insurrection, to prosperity and development, the changes wrought by history havemeant that a whole swathe of our built pastno longer survives, save through the magicof the camera lens. Drawingon a variety of photographic archives, this book offers awide sample of what was lost to these changes:the humble mud huts of the transient labourer, and the `thatched mansions' of the prosperousfarmer, the edifices of industrial innovationand technology, the grand homes ofthe well-to-do, including the infamous `bighouse'.Organized by county, LostIreland revealsa layer of Irish historywhich is both fascinating and nostalgic, notjust in its `bricks and mortar' but also inthe events and the people who inhabited thosesettings.