The Development of the Irish Town

Originally published in 1977, and now with an updated new Preface, this volume covers the question of Irish urban origins in the pre-Norman period, the character and development of the medieval towns, the changing forms and functions of towns and cities in the early modern period.

Autorentext
R. A. Butlin is Emeritus Professor of Geography and visiting research fellow at the University of Leeds.

Inhalt

1. Urban and Proto-Urban Settlements in Pre-Norman Ireland 2. The Towns of Medieval Ireland 3. Irish Towns in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 4. Irish Towns in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.