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Irish stone walls : history, building and conservation / Patrick Mc Afee.

By: McAfee, Patrick.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : O'Brien Press, 1997Description: 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0862784786.Subject(s): Stone walls -- Ireland -- History | Stonemasonry -- IrelandDDC classification: 721.209415
Contents:
Introduction -- The history of Stone in Ireland -- Geology -- Rubble Walling Styles -- Tools -- Selecting Rubble stone from the quarry -- Transporting Stone -- Site organisation -- Bedding stone -- Types of Profile -- Plumb Bobs -- Foundations -- Bonding -- Copings -- Cutting rubble stone -- Cutting quoin stones -- Surface finishes -- Dry stone walling -- Retaining walls -- Circular piers -- Lime mortars -- Pointing -- Wet dashing -- Structural problems -- Bad habits in modern stone walling -- Inappropriate modern repairs -- Quantities, weights and measures -- Suppliers and services.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 721.209415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00070579
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 721.209415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00160696
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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

Bibliography: (pages 169-171) and index.

Introduction -- The history of Stone in Ireland -- Geology -- Rubble Walling Styles -- Tools -- Selecting Rubble stone from the quarry -- Transporting Stone -- Site organisation -- Bedding stone -- Types of Profile -- Plumb Bobs -- Foundations -- Bonding -- Copings -- Cutting rubble stone -- Cutting quoin stones -- Surface finishes -- Dry stone walling -- Retaining walls -- Circular piers -- Lime mortars -- Pointing -- Wet dashing -- Structural problems -- Bad habits in modern stone walling -- Inappropriate modern repairs -- Quantities, weights and measures -- Suppliers and services.

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