Ironing the land : the coming of the railways to Ireland / Kevin O'Connor.
By: O'Connor, Kevin
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & MacMillan, 1999Description: vii, 147 p. : ill., maps, ports ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0717127478.Subject(s): Railroads -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century | Railroads -- Ireland -- History -- Pictorial worksDDC classification: 385.09415 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 385.09415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077446 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This work tells the story of the railway age in Ireland. In the early 19th century, railway mania struck Ireland and the country was transformed. The railways announced the end of agricultural life as it had been lived for centuries, facilitating the movement of population from the countryside.
Bibliography: (page 147).
Dublin to Kingstown - The first commuter railway -- The Great Northern Railway - Dublin to Belfast -- The Great Southern & Western - The premier line -- The Midland Great Western Railway - Cattle to markets -- Irish Railways 1900-1952 - Growth and decline -- From the republic to the millennium - a tale of revival.