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Irish Stone Walls
By Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee
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Description
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
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2011-03-07
Publication Date:
2011-03-07
Publisher:
O'Brien Press Ltd
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1847172342
ISBN13:
9781847172341
Weight:
320 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€13,79