The west asleep...?.
Contributor(s): Davenport, Nigel | Rose, Colin | Croucher, Michael | British Broadcasting Corporation.
Material type: BookPublisher: Bristol: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1975Description: videocassette (VHS)(30 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in.Subject(s): Sociology, Rural | Rural conditions | Cities and towns -- Ireland | Villages -- IrelandItem type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Matheson Library | Matheson Library | AV | 307 IRI (Browse shelf) | 127 | 048425 |
There was a time when Allerhiece was a boom town serving the Bearhaven copper mines in the hills above. A century and a half later, it comes to life only on Sunday mornings. Allerhiece provides the basic amenities of church, pub, and general store with a scattered population of Kilamarna parish at the end of the Beara Peninsula. It's a parish which sociologists have singled out before now as a classic example of the decline and decay of rural communities in Western Ireland.
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