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Irish cottage : history, culture and design /

By: McGarry, Marion.
Publisher: Dublin, Ireland : Orpen Press, 2017Description: vii, 106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781786050120; 9781786050120:; 1786050129.Subject(s): Cottages -- Ireland -- History | Cottages in art | Vernacular architecture | Ireland -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 728.3709415
Contents:
Introduction -- Cottages, the Irish landscape, culture and people -- Cottage exteriors, buildings and customs -- Cottage interiors : focal points and rooms -- Cottage interiors : furniture and crafts -- Life in the cottage : religious customs and traditions -- Postcolonialism, Irish identity and the cottage -- Conclusion.
Summary: The cottage is an indelible image of rural Ireland, a symbol of both poverty and romanticism. This book examines the evolution of the rural vernacular Irish cottage in the period 1860-1960, exploring the subject in a holistic context and discussing how Irish history, society, politics and culture shaped the design of these dwellings.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Cottages, the Irish landscape, culture and people -- Cottage exteriors, buildings and customs -- Cottage interiors : focal points and rooms -- Cottage interiors : furniture and crafts -- Life in the cottage : religious customs and traditions -- Postcolonialism, Irish identity and the cottage -- Conclusion.

The cottage is an indelible image of rural Ireland, a symbol of both poverty and romanticism. This book examines the evolution of the rural vernacular Irish cottage in the period 1860-1960, exploring the subject in a holistic context and discussing how Irish history, society, politics and culture shaped the design of these dwellings.

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