Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900

by Eugene Costello

The rearing of cattle is today a fairly sedentary practice in Ireland, Britain and most of north-west Europe. But in the not-so-distant past it was common for many rural households to take their livestock to hill and mountain pastures for the summer. Moreover, ethnographic accounts suggest that a significant number of people would stay in seasonal upland settlements to milk the cows and produce butter and cheese. However, these movements all but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783275316
• ISBN13: 9781783275311
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"