Doing Irish Local History: Pursuit and PracticeRaymond Gillespie, Myrtle Hill How should studying local history be approached? Is it the collection of minutiae of one particular place, or is it the chronicling of the part played by that town or townland in the evolution of a nation? Here, eight distinguished practitioners write about the variety of ways in which Irish local history can be "done." Individual contributions show how to set about studying a town and how to interpret local history within a wider context; what role landscape plays, as well as the built environment; how folklore and literature aid in interpreting the past; a look at comparative aspects of local studies, and more. Of value to both the specialist and the beginner. |
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Raymond Gillespie An historian and the locality 723 | 7 |
Linda May Ballard The folklorist and local history 4761 | 47 |
literature and local history 6278 | 62 |
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