Irish Stone Walls

Author : Pat McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1847172342

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Irish Stone Walls by Pat McAfee Pdf

Number One Bestseller A unique history and 'how to' book on one of Ireland's most distinctive landscape features - the stone wall. The Irish countryside is a patchwork of over 250,000 miles of stone wall. Built from local stone according to the style of each region - dry stone in the West and the Mourne mountains or mortar elsewhere - these walls are an intrinsic part of the landscape. This unique guide by expert stone mason Pat McAfee covers the history of this ancient tradition, giving illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions on constructing, conserving and repairing stone walls of all types - whether dry stone or mortar. It includes: History of stone in Ireland How to build dry stone and mortar walls Basic and more advanced techniques Dos and don'ts of repair work Appropriate conservation methods

Author : Patrick McAfee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ireland
ISBN : OCLC:1196844841

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Irish Stone Walls History Building Conservation by Patrick McAfee Pdf

Author : Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0711213720

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Ireland by Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff Pdf

This book captures the spirit of the Irish people, and the wildness of the land and history. Over 110 full colour spectacular photographs conjure up endless beauty from the Dingle peninsula up to County Donegal, from Connemara and the Aran Islands to Country Down and beyond.

Author : Carolyn Murray-Wooley,Karl Raitz
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813147796

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Rock Fences of the Bluegrass by Carolyn Murray-Wooley,Karl Raitz Pdf

Gray rock fences built of ancient limestone are hallmarks of Kentucky's Bluegrass landscape. Why did Kentucky farmers turn to rock as fence-building material when most had earlier used hardwood rails? Who were the masons responsible for Kentucky's lovely rock fences and what are the different rock forms used in this region? In this generously illustrated book, Carolyn Murray-Wooley and Karl Raitz address those questions and explore the background of Kentucky's rock fences, the talent and skill of the fence masons, and the Irish and Scottish models they followed in their work. They also correct inaccurate popular perceptions about the fences and use census data and archival documents to identify the fence masons and where they worked. As the book reveals, the earliest settlers in Kentucky built dry-laid fences around eighteenth-century farmsteads, cemeteries, and mills. Fence building increased dramatically during the nineteenth century so that by the 1880s rock fences lined most roads, bounded pastures and farmyards throughout the Bluegrass. Farmers also built or commissioned rock fences in New England, the Nashville Basin, and the Texas hill country, but the Bluegrass may have had the most extensive collection of quarried rock fences in North America. This is the first book-length study on any American fence type. Filled with detailed fence descriptions, an extensive list of masons' names, drawings, photographs, and a helpful glossary, it will appeal to folklorists, historians, geographers, architects, landscape architects, and masons, as well as general readers intrigued by Kentucky's rock fences.

Author : Colm Toibin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780500545133

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Sean Scully by Colm Toibin Pdf

A new, compact edition of Sean Scully’s photographs, featuring horizontal and vertical shards of limestone that echo his painted work and reveal a creative process best expressed through abstract shapes. Sean Scully, one of today’s most esteemed painters and an accomplished photographer, spent time on the remote Aran Islands, off the west coast of Ireland, photographing the ancient drystone walls that crisscross the stark and barren landscape. Sean Scully brings together his sensitive images, revealing the unexpected yet monumental beauty of these centuries-old structures that meander across the windswept and rocky islands. In their form and spirit, the photographs shed light on Scully’s own sensibilities as an artist. They also capture the stillness and serenity of this rugged, timeless place on the edge of Europe. This new edition features an evocative text by the award-winning Irish writer Colm To´ibi´n, which conveys the mysterious beauty of the three Aran Islands. This volume is a must-have for Sean Scully fans, as well as anyone with an interest in Ireland or photography.

Author : Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0733609813

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Ireland by Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff Pdf

Author : Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Stone walls
ISBN : 0500274355

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The Stone Walls of Ireland by Alen MacWeeney,Richard Conniff Pdf

Author : Lew French
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781423610960

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Stone by Design by Lew French Pdf

More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated into stunning pieces of functional art.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Dry stone walls
ISBN : 0956845827

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Walls in the Landscape by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steven Jackson (Ph.D.)
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Generals
ISBN : 9781920315009

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The Irish Ancestry of Stonewall Jackson by Steven Jackson (Ph.D.) Pdf

Author : John Shaw-Rimmington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Dry stone walls
ISBN : 1770857095

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How to Build Dry-Stacked Stone Walls by John Shaw-Rimmington Pdf

This text shows how to build a wall using the traditional method of dry stone masonry in which carefully selected stones are properly stacked and held together without mortar. As well as being beautiful, a dry stone wall is stronger, more stable and more resistant to climate than a mortared wall. More than 100 full colour photographs of walls, bridges and decorative garden elements in various steps of construction are presented as well as illustrations that show the steps and cross sections that highlight the building methods.

Author : Angus J.L. Winchester
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781445651491

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Dry Stone Walls by Angus J.L. Winchester Pdf

Prof. Angus Winchester provides an illustrated history of the history and heritage of dry stone walling in Britain.

Author : David Shaw-Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 050051142X

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Traditional Crafts of Ireland by David Shaw-Smith Pdf

Shows and describes the techniques used in weaving, masonry, calligraphy, furniture making, basket weaving, metalwork, pottery, and other Irish traditional crafts.

Author : R. Gerald Alvey
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0878055444

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Kentucky Bluegrass Country by R. Gerald Alvey Pdf

Kentucky Bluegrass Country by R. Gerald Alvey Horse breeding, the cultures of tobacco and bourbon, the forms of architecture, the codes of the hunt, the traditions of gambling and dueling, convivial celebrations, regional foodways-all of these are ingredients in the folklife of the Inner Bluegrass Region that is the focus of this fascinating book. R. Gerald Alvey (retired) was a professor of folklore and English at the University of Kentucky.

Author : Niall Williams,Christine Breen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781635577198

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In Kiltumper by Niall Williams,Christine Breen Pdf

From the authors of This Is Happiness and Her Name Is Rose, a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world. 35 years ago, when they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and Christine Breen made the impulsive decision to leave their lives in New York City and move to Christine's ancestral home in the town of Kiltumper in rural Ireland. In the decades that followed, the pair dedicated themselves to writing, gardening, and living a life that followed the rhythms of the earth. In 2019, with Christine in the final stages of recovery from cancer and the land itself threatened by the arrival of turbines just one farm over, Niall and Christine decided to document a year of living in their garden and in their small corner of a rapidly changing world. Proceeding month-by-month through the year, and with beautiful seasonal illustrations, this is the story of a garden in all its many splendors and a couple who have made their life observing its wonders.