Rooted in the Soil: A History of Cottage Gardens and Allotments in Ireland since 1750 - Softcover

Bell, Jonathan; Watson, Mervyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846823277 ISBN 13: 9781846823275

Publisher: Four Courts Press, 2012

Synopsis

This book deals with the cultivation of vegetables and fruit in cottage gardens and urban allotments across Ireland since the mid-18th century. The debates engendered by these small patches of land connect directly to some of the biggest issues in Irish history. Throughout the period, gardens and allotments have attracted the attention of people often pejoratively described as 'do-gooders' - those who wished to encourage Irish people to improve themselves economically, but also politically, morally, and even spiritually. Activists included improvers, co-operators, socialists, Protestants and Catholics, nationalists, unionists, and, more recently, environmentalists. The book explores the different strategies adopted by these people and the kinds of plots and gardens that resulted from them.

About this edition

• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1846823277
• ISBN 13: 9781846823275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240