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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 ...
Land use and settlement in Ballcroy National Park, County Mayo
(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, ...
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 ...
The transformation of Galway: an urban history of a port town 1600-1700
(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 ...
A study of the waterfowl populations on Lough Carra, County Mayo, 1967-2006
(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 ...
Galway and the Easter 1916 Rising: an investigation of local histories, memories and heritage tourism possibilities
(2016-08-01)
Outside of Dublin city and county, the rest of Ireland witnessed very little action by
the Irish Volunteers during the course of the 1916 Rising. One of the exceptions was
the West of Ireland, where rebel activity in ...