After the famine : Irish agriculture, 1850-1914 /

After the Famine examines the recovery in Irish agriculture in the wake of the disastrous potato famine of the 1840s, and presents an annual agricultural output series for Ireland from 1850 to 1914. Michael Turner's detailed 1996 study is in three parts: he analyses the changing structure of ag...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Turner, Michael Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Agriculture > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Agriculture > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Agriculture > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agriculture
Agriculture > Economic aspects
Ireland
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Ireland and Irish agricultural history in context
  • 2. Agricultural change
  • 3. The occupation of the land
  • 4. The product of the land: output
  • 5. The performance of agriculture
  • 6. Labour and the working of the land
  • 7. Conclusion
  • structure, output and performance, and the distribution of the spoils
  • Appendix 1 Annual agricultural statistics, 1847-1914
  • Appendix 2 Crop yields in Ireland, 1847-1914
  • Appendix 3 Landholding and land occupancy distribution, 1847-1914
  • Appendix 4 Irish agricultural prices
  • Appendix 5 Weighing procedures adopted in estimating agricultural output
  • Appendix 6 Richard Barrington of Fassaroe, County Wicklow.

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