Northside of the Mizen Tales, Customs and History of County Cork in Ireland Tapa blanda - 2001

Mizen Productions, 01/10/1999 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 2.0305 in x 21.0660 in x 14.4670 in.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Used Paperback - 2000 - 224 pages - very good condition. Richly illustrated with black & white images and with a fold out map at the back, this book records the bygone way of life, work, play, traditions, tales, customs and history of the people who lived on the Northside of the Mizen Peninsula, overlooking Dunmanus Bay in West Cork.

Mizen Productions, 2001-01. Paperback. Good.

1999. Barleycove, Mizen Productions, 1999. 15 x 20,5 cm. 224 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Mizen Head (Irish: Carn Uí Néid), is located at the extremity of a peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the extreme points of the island of Ireland and is a major tourist attraction, noted for its dramatic cliff scenery. One of the main transatlantic shipping routes passes close by to the south, and Mizen Head was, for many seafarers, the first (or last) sight of Europe. The tip of the peninsula is almost an island, cut off by a deep chasm, now spanned by a bridge; this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently manned, is now a museum housing displays relating to the site's strategic significance for transatlantic shipping and communications, including the pioneering efforts of Guglielmo Marconi. The "99 steps" which formed part of the original… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

2003. Third edition. Goleen, Mizen Productions, 2003. 15 cm x 21 cm. 224 pages. With numerous illustration, photographs and a map of the area. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Signed by Patrick McCarthy on the title page. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.