Towns on the Wild Atlantic Way by Richard Butler

Towns on the Wild Atlantic Way by Richard Butler

From the drama of Donegal to the beauty of west Cork, the 2,500km Wild Atlantic Way is one of the world’s greatest tourist routes. The unique towns along the way are the perfect bases from which to explore Ireland’s spectacular west coast. Learn all about them – from the historic city of Galway to the copper-mining village of Allihies – as well as the routes and sights nearby. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs and handy maps.

Some 30 locations along the route are the focus of Richard Butler’s Towns on the Wild Atlantic Way which meshes historical detail with present-day life alongside colour photographsThe author feels that towns have sometimes been relegated to second fiddle in comparison with mountains, lighthouses or beaches, and redresses this balance

-- Irish Times

Richard Butler is a historian of modern Ireland and Director of Research at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) in Limerick. He grew up in Bantry in west Cork and holds a PhD in Architectural History from the University of Cambridge. A keen hiker, cyclist and sailor, Richard has extensive first-hand knowledge of the entire Wild Atlantic Way from land and sea, and combines this with academic expertise in Ireland’s history and culture. His publications include Building the Irish Courthouse and Prison: A Political History, 1750–1850 (Cork University Press, 2020) and the edited collection Dreams of the Future in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Liverpool University Press, 2021).

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781788492263
ISBN 10	1788492269
Title	Towns on the Wild Atlantic Way
Author	Richard Butler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2022-03-07
Number of pages	112
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.