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The transformation of Galway: an urban history of a port town 1600-1700
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2012)Galway’s wealth and position as a major Irish trading port at the beginning of the seventeenth century stemmed from a mixture of geography and politics. Its staunch support of the Crown, since its foundation in the early ... -
Rural housing and sustainable community development in the West of Ireland: a case study of County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2005)Ireland’s economy has been transformed in the past decade; it has become one of the fastest growing economies within the European Union. Growth has been unprecedented and unbalanced, primarily located in the east and ... -
Land use and settlement in Ballcroy National Park, County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)The settlement patterns and land use designs from the end of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century in Ballycroy National Park, County Mayo are the concerns of this study. The geography, history, ... -
The mendicant friaries in late medieval Mayo: perspectives on their history, archaeology and architecture, 1400-1540
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2005)The religious houses founded by the Mendicant orders in Mayo between 1400 and 1540 are the concern of this study. The history, archaeology and architecture of five case study sites are discussed, namely the friaries of ... -
The history, ecology and management of Partry House Estate Woodlands, Partry, County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)The history, ecology and management of Partry House Estate Woodlands situated on the shores of Lough Carra were examined by investigating their current ecology and structural development and contrasting this information ... -
A study of the waterfowl populations on Lough Carra, County Mayo, 1967-2006
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)This study examined the population fluctuations of nine waterfowl species on Lough Carra in County Mayo by comparing count data from two waterfowl counting programmes conducted from 1967 to 1980 and 1995 to 2006 It also ... -
Developing creative and critical thinking abilities in business graduates: the value of experiential learning techniques
(2004)Educational programmes should promote an ethos of lifelong learning and develop in graduates the capacity for long-term personal and professional development through self-learning and reflection. A business degree programme ... -
Power, discourse and participation in nature conflicts: the case of turf cutters in the governance of Ireland's raised bog designations
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-11-10)This paper explores how participatory processes and the politics of contestation and resistance converge to influence changes in discourses and institutional structures underpinning the implementation of the EU Habitats ...
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