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Irish farming life : history and heritage / Jonathan Bell & Mervyn Watson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2014.Description: ix, 212 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781846825316 : (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 630.9415
Subject: This book examines Irish rural society and its basic social unit - the family farm - as well as important issues such as neighbourly ties and the use of hired labour. It discusses ways in which recent history is communicated by country people in oral testimonies, local songs and poems, and in rural events such as ploughing matches and threshing festivals. Museum and heritage centre displays are examined, showing how th ehistorical narratives presented by professionals are also based on value judgments and stereotypes, as well as valid historical data. - see back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book examines Irish rural society and its basic social unit - the family farm - as well as important issues such as neighbourly ties and the use of hired labour. It discusses ways in which recent history is communicated by country people in oral testimonies, local songs and poems, and in rural events such as ploughing matches and threshing festivals. Museum and heritage centre displays are examined, showing how th ehistorical narratives presented by professionals are also based on value judgments and stereotypes, as well as valid historical data. - see back cover.

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