Bibliomara: an Annotated Indexed Bibliography of Cultural and Maritime Heritage Studies of the Coastal Zone in Ireland
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BiblioMara: An annotated indexed bibliography of cultural and maritime heritage studies of the coastal zone in Ireland BiblioMara: Leabharliosta d’ábhar scríofa a bhaineann le cúltúr agus oidhreacht mara na hÉireann (Stage I & II, January 2004) Max Kozachenko1, Helen Rea1, Valerie Cummins1, Clíona O’Carroll2, Pádraig Ó Duinnín3, Jo Good2, David Butler1, Darina Tully3, Éamonn Ó Tuama1, Marie-Annick Desplanques2 & Gearóid Ó Crualaoich 2 1 Coastal and Marine Resources Centre, ERI, UCC 2 Department of Béaloideas, UCC 3 Meitheal Mara, Cork University College Cork Department of Béaloideas Abstract BiblioMara: What is it? BiblioMara is an indexed, annotated bibliography of written material relating to Ireland’s coastal and maritime heritage; that is a list of books, articles, theses and reports with a short account of their content. The index provided at the end of the bibliography allows users to search the bibliography using keywords and authors’ names. The majority of the documents referenced were published after the year 1900. What are ‘written materials relating to Ireland’s coastal heritage’? The BiblioMara bibliography contains material that has been written down which relates to the lives of the people on the coast; today and in the past; their history and language; and the way that the sea has affected their way of life and their imagination. The bibliography attempts to list as many materials as possible that deal with the myriad interactions between people and their maritime surroundings. The island of Ireland and aspects of coastal life are covered, from lobster pot making to the uses of seaweed, from the fate of the Spanish Armada to the future of wave energy, from the sailing schooner fleets of Arklow to the County Down herring girls, from Galway hookers to the songs of Tory Islanders. Who is it for? The bibliography has been compiled for all those who have an interest in and a fascination with the sea and maritime aspects of life. We hope that the bibliography will be used by educators, pupils, students and scholars at all levels, local historians and community groups, maritime enthusiasts, broadcasters, journalists, and academic researchers. The bibliography is organised in such a way that it caters for the interests of both English speaking and Irish speaking users. Regarding the use of BiblioMara as a resource The referenced material in BiblioMara was drawn from a wide range of disciplines and relates to a plethora of coastal activities. For this reason, and because of the existence of a vast amount of material related to maritime heritage and culture (just as the sea impacts on our lives in so many different ways), this bibliography is not a definitively finished product, but is more a springboard, a place from whence research can ‘take off’. i BiblioMara is a project initiated and funded by the Heritage Council. The research team includes: the Coastal & Marine Resources Centre (CMRC) (Project Co-ordinators), the Department of Béaloideas (UCC) and Meitheal Mara (Cork). ii An old fisherman decided the time had come to give up fishing and leave the coast, as he had grown tired of the sea-faring life. So one day he packed his bags and began to walk inland with an oar over his shoulder. He had not journeyed long when he met a friend who asked how far he intended to travel. The fisherman replied: “I’m going to keep walking inland until somebody asks me ‘what’s that there on your shoulder?’, then I will know my journey is over”. (Photograph by L. O’Dea) iii CONTENTS Abstract………………………………………………………………..i Acknowledgments………………………………………………..…v 1. Introduction……………………………………………………. .vi 1.1 Background…………………………………………...vi 1.2 Definitions……………………………………………..vi 1.3 Unique Aspects of BiblioMara……………………..viii 1.4 Methodology…………………………………………xiii 1.4.1 Criteria for inclusion of entries……………………..xiii 1.4.2 List of Sources……………………………………….xv 1.5 BiblioMara User Guide……………………………..xxi 1.5.1 References…………………………………………..xxi 1.5.2 Author Index………………………………………..xxiii 1.5.3 Keyword Index……………………………………..xxiii 1.5.4 Geographical Index……………………………….xxvii 1.6 Serials……………………………………………...xxvii 2. BiblioMara Bibliography…………………………………………1 3. BiblioMara Author Index……………………………………...289 4. BiblioMara Keyword Index……………………………….…..323 5. BiblioMara Geographical Index……………………………...337 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The BiblioMara team would like to thank the following people for their advice and input to the project: C. Breen, C. Buchanan, I. Buckley, P. Clayton, R. Devoy, P. De Bhladhraithe, J. Gallagher, J. Gault, J. Hodgson, C. Hyland, D. Lynch, C. Mac Cárthaigh, D. Mac Sithigh, R. Nairn, P. Ni Fhlatharta, V. O’Donnell, C. Ó Se, S. Ó Luasa, J. Robinson, E. Rogan, C. Rynne, and A. Wheeler. A special thank you to: M. Reddan and staff at the James Hardiman Library; H. Davis and staff at the Boole Library; staff at the Carraroe and Clifden Branch Libraries; K. Ballantine at the University of Ulster Special Collections; staff at the National Library; Trinity College Dublin; R. Dixon and S. Skillington at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Library; Cork Central Library and all the other branch libraries visited. The team would also like to thank the following for their time and contributions: J. Bolton, D. Bradley, W. Brian, S. Connors, A. Crooke, O. Crowe, C. Emblow, B. Earll, K. Kelly, G. Kennedy, P. Keogh, C. Kelleher, D. Kilner, J. King, C. Levis, O. Marinus, M. McCaughan, T. McErlean, J. Mc Ginley, M. Parkes, N. Roberts, T. Robinson, L. Ryan, L. Siggins, and B. Slater. Thanks also to the administrative staff who assisted this project: G. Lynch, C. Condon and K. Cronin (Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, UCC), M. Ní Dhaibhéad (Department of Béaloideas, UCC), M. Harris and D. Lyons (Meitheal Mara). Finally, we wish to thank and acknowledge the support of the Heritage Council, especially from B. Kelly, L. Sides, P. Mathews and W. Smyth. v 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background BiblioMara is an annotated indexed bibliography relating to the cultural and maritime heritage of the Irish coastal area. The project is a Heritage Council initiative, the first phase of which was commissioned in November 2002. References included in this publication were collated during the period between December 2002 and January 2004. Although the main focus of the bibliography is on works published from 1900 onwards, selected relevant texts published Pádraig Ó Duinnín of Meitheal Mara during his before this date have been demonstration in a coracle on the River Sullane as part of the Macroom Arts Festival included. (Photograph by McSweeney) This edition of the BiblioMara bibliography contains 2,964 references in the English and Irish languages published from 1772 to 2004. These include: 1,195 book references, 90 book sections, 1,411 journal articles, 11 reports, 5 articles from serials and 252 postgraduate theses (published from 1934 to 2003). 1.2 Definitions BiblioMara is a bibliography examining the coastal and maritime culture and heritage of the island of Ireland. Cultural heritage refers to those aspects of the past that are preserved or modified and passed on to the next generation. These include not just material heritage (e.g. buildings, boats etc.) but also non-material forms such as music, poetry, literature, language, social practices, value systems vi and beliefs. Interpretations of the concept ‘cultural heritage’ continually shift with the passage of time as societal groups re-evaluate the relative importance of different meaningful forms. It must also be noted that even within the same time frame the concepts ‘culture’ and ‘heritage’ may mean different things to different groups and individuals. While recognising the inadequacy of single-sentence definitions for complex concepts, the project team compiled the following working definition of ‘coastal heritage’ in order to guide the collection of references: “Coastal heritage is the manifestation of a sense of identity as derived from natural, social, economic and cultural influences, both past and present, which are grounded in a relationship with the sea”. In a general sense, ‘coastal heritage’ includes the natural and built environment, trade, industry, sea-craft, nautical expertise, customs and traditions, conservation issues, as well as the meanings, which people invest in their physical relationship with the sea. While there is no universal definition of the coastal zone there is general agreement that the coastal area includes some coastal water and some coastal land. For the purposes of the BiblioMara project, a degree of flexibility was maintained in interpreting the extent of the coastal zone to reflect the social, economic and cultural realities of the coastal system. The following general themes fall within the scope of this bibliography: • Archaeological heritage • Architectural/built heritage • Coastal settlements: their history and interaction with their physical and social environments • Occupational folklore including traditional crafts, boatbuilding and usage, fishing, seaweed gathering and aquaculture • Folklore and ethnology vii • Historical and human geography, including placenames, tourism, recreation and coastal zone management • Industrial heritage • Literary heritage • Material culture • Voyaging and navigation, including piracy, lighthouses, rescue services, shipping and maritime trade and armed forces history Clíona O’Carroll making a traditional lobster pot, West Cork, November 2003 1.3 Unique Aspects of BiblioMara The unique aspects outlined below suggest that BiblioMara is an innovative product that provides