Irish stone walls : history, building and conservation / Patrick Mc Afee.
By: McAfee, Patrick.
Material type: BookPublisher: Dublin : O'Brien Press, 1997Description: 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0862784786.Subject(s): Stone walls -- Ireland -- History | Stonemasonry -- IrelandDDC classification: 721.209415Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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 |
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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 methodsBibliography: (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.