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Author:   Mary McGrath ,  Joan Griffith
Publisher:   Gill
Imprint:   The Collins Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   1.102kg
ISBN:  

9781905172290

ISBN 10:   190517229
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   September 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vi Editors and Contributors ix Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiii List of Acronyms xiv Introduction Joan C. Griffith 1 Part 1 Setting the Stage 1. Archaeology: The Horse in Early Ireland Finbar McCormick 17 2. Manuscripts: The Horse in Early Irish Society Fergus Kelly 30 3. The Horse in Irish Myth and Folklore Daithi A hA gain 43 Part 2 In Search of the Irish Draught Horse 4. Images of the Horse in Irish Art Mary McGrath 59 5. Horses: Working on the Land John Feehan 80 6. For Everything there is a Season Mary McGrath 91 7. Economic Role of the Workhorse in Nineteenth-century Ireland Stuart N. Lane 105 8. Horse Fairs: A Personal Recollection Marjorie Quarton 127 9. Recognition and Development of the Irish Draught Horse Colin A. Lewis 146 10. Genetic Aspects of the Irish Draught Horse John Flynn 174 11. Present-day Competition Horse Norman Storey 180 12. The Irish Draught Horse in the Twenty-first Century Joan C. Griffith and Mary McGrath 197 Part 3 Resources The Irish Draught Horse in Publications Joan C. Griffith 213 Glossary 234 Notes and References 237 Index 246

Reviews

'Commendable...fascinating essays...excellent work' Irish Independent 'A splendid history' Leinster Leader 'Will enhance every horseman's bookshelf' The Irish Field 'A delightful book' Ireland's Equestrian 'Brilliant book, one of the best' Journal of

Author Information

Mary McGrath, an Art Consultant, worked in Harvard and Denver Universities and the Getty Museum. She set up the Irish Horse Museum in Kildare and was Hon. Sec. of the Irish Draught Horse Society (IDHS). She breeds and shows Irish draught horses. Joan Griffith worked in university libraries before moving to Germany. A breeder of Irish draught horses she designed and maintains the website of the IDHS.

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