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Promoting and encouraging genealogy tourism in County Mayo
(2007)
There are over 70 million people of Irish descent scattered across the globe, forming a nostalgic Diasporic network that links County Mayo and the rest of Ireland to places such as the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ...
The mendicant friaries in late medieval Mayo: perspectives on their history, archaeology and architecture, 1400-1540
(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 Irish in Leeds, 1931-81 : aspects of emigration
(2004)
Irish emigrants have been settling in Britain in significant numbers since the early nineteenth century. As a result of continued waves of emigration, the Irish constituted the largest ethnic minority in mid-twentieth ...
The Irish revolution of 1916-1921 and modern remembrance: a case study of the commemorative heritages of County Tipperary
(2007)
Both in Ireland and internationally, acts of commemoration have garnered much attention in recent time from political organisations and academic writers, as well as from the media and general public. Much of the focus has ...
The alleviation of pain and suffering: moving beyond the medical model
(2005)
This study arose from a concern for the needs of patients who experience pain and suffering in hospitals or community settings. In this thesis, in attempting to
move beyond the current medical model I propose a holistic ...
Victorian Athlone : the struggle to modernise an Irish Provincial Town
(2004)
The Victorian era in the United Kingdom was one of momentous change. Economically, socially and politically a nation was to emerge that was unlike any that had gone before. It was the first truly industrialised nation and ...
The history, ecology and management of Partry House Estate Woodlands, Partry, County Mayo
(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 ...
An investigation of the potential of genealogy tourism as a catalyst for regional development in County Galway
(2007)
This thesis is concerned with the challenges now faced by genealogy tourism in county Galway, situated on Ireland’s Western seaboard. It is a response to a 50%
decline in the overall number of genealogy tourists visiting ...
Localised pasts and presents : critical viewpoints on the making of County Mayo’s Commemorative Heritages
(2006)
Both in Ireland and internationally, acts of commemoration have garnered much attention in recent time from political organisations and academic circles, as well as from the media and general public. Much of the focus has ...
Rural housing and sustainable community development in the West of Ireland: a case study of County Mayo
(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 ...