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Blarney Castle: Its History, Development and Purpose
Samuel Mark
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Description for Blarney Castle: Its History, Development and Purpose
Hardcover. Describes Gaelic society and the castle's role within its clan organisation. This book includes a detailed history of the MacCarthy Muskerry clan that charts their rise to power and their ultimate loss of Blarney after the battle of the Boyne. It also decribes the families who owned the castle (the MacCarthys, the Jefferies and the Colthursts). Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WQH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 786.
The book describes Gaelic society and the castle's role within its clan organisation. A detailed history of the MacCarthy Muskerry clan charts their rise to power and their ultimate loss of Blarney after the battle of the Boyne. The families who owned the castle (the MacCarthys, the Jefferies and the Colthursts) are described, together with the major national and international events and social movements with which they were often intimately involved. The cult of the "picturesque" and a growing interest in Irish traditions during the nineteenth century, together with the development of the railways, transformed Blarney from a derelict ruin ... Read more
The book describes Gaelic society and the castle's role within its clan organisation. A detailed history of the MacCarthy Muskerry clan charts their rise to power and their ultimate loss of Blarney after the battle of the Boyne. The families who owned the castle (the MacCarthys, the Jefferies and the Colthursts) are described, together with the major national and international events and social movements with which they were often intimately involved. The cult of the "picturesque" and a growing interest in Irish traditions during the nineteenth century, together with the development of the railways, transformed Blarney from a derelict ruin ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
164
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184110
SKU
V9781859184110
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About Samuel Mark
Mark Samuel is an archaeologist and architectural historian who has studied Irish tower houses for more than 30 years. Kate Hamlyn is a freelance writer with an interest in history and archaeology.
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