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The making and breaking of a mining community : the Copper Coast, Co. Waterford 1825-1875 + / by Des Cowman

Author
Cowman, Des
Published
[Dublin] : Mining Heritage Trust of Ireland, 2006.
Physical Description
188 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 x 22 cm
Additional Creators
Mining Heritage Trust of Ireland

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Contents
SETTING THE SCENE: The 18th century context -- The 1824 context: a new social agenda -- THE MAKING OF A MINING COMMUNITY: Technical factors 1825-1845 -- Creating Employment: water power 1828-1835 -- Further Employment: steam engines 1836-1845 -- THE MAKING OF A MINING COMMUNITY: SOCIAL FACTORS C.1840: Peasants or mineworkers? -- The manager, John Petherick -- The problem of housing -- Miners Drunk and Sober -- POTENTIALS FOR BREAKING THE COMMUNITY, C. 1840: Tensions and Compromises among the "upper echelons" -- Tensions, religious -- Tensions,socio-political -- NEAR BREAKING THE YEARS OF FAMINE, 1845-1850: The crises -- A chronology of famine relief -- Consequences of famine -- Transatlantic migration -- REMAKING THE COMMUNITY, 1850-1860: Saving the community - Tankardstown -- The Mining community c. 1860 -- Community culture - education -- Further religious difficulties: Rev. D.A. Doudney -- Working on the surface -- Underground in Knockmahon and Tankardstown -- VARIOUS FORMS OF BREAKING 1860-1875: The Strike and lockout of 1860 -- Breaking the miners -- The crises, 1865-1875 -- 1875+: THE SUNDERING OF THE COMMUNITY: Decline and Closure -- Farewell to Bunmahon -- HOPES FOR REMAKING THE COMMUNITY: New mythologies -- False hopes, 1890-1905 -- The great "hope" of 1905-1906 -- Sequels, 1930-1977 -- WHAT REMAINS: THE MINING TRAIL: Bunmahon to Tankardstown -- North and West of Bunmahon.
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ISBN
9780953453832 (hbk.)
0953453839 (hbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Earth & Mineral Sciences copy: Purchased with funds from the Kenneth & Marion Pollock Libraries Program Endowment; 20089.
Endowment Note
Kenneth and Marion Pollock Libraries Program Endowment
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