West Cork: The People and the Place

by Alannah Hopkin

Overview

You can't eat scenery' is an old saying about making a living in beautiful but remote places. West Cork is such a place, remarkable for the many ways people make it work for them. Alannah Hopkin discovers a vibrant community of diverse people with compelling stories to tell. A multi-faceted portrait of west Cork.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848890732
Publisher:	Collins Press, The
Publication date:	04/03/2008
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	245
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Alannah Hopkin was educated in London and has lived in Kinsale since 1982. The author of two novels and other works of non-fiction, she writes for the Insight and Fodor Guides to Ireland. Alannah is a regular reviewer of books and art for national newspapers and magazines.

Table of Contents

About the author     iv
Acknowledgements     iv
Map     v
Prologue     1
Introduction     7
Long Ago - The Early History of West Cork     17
Farmers and Food Producers     35
The Coast of West Cork Revisited     53
Living Offshore - The Islands     67
Losing our Head - Environmental Activism     83
The View from the Big House     96
Are You Enjoying Your Holiday?     108
Oh what a Paradise it seems - Incomers 1969-2007     123
A Very Expensive Hobby     143
The Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier     159
Mozart in the Cow Byre - Successful Enterprises in the Arts     173
On Cool Mountain - Craft Enterprises     190
The Allihies Postman - Artists and the GAA     207
Amidst These Hills - The Gaeltacht, Saints and Scholars     226
Index     242