* The Ring of Kerry is one of Ireland's most beloved of landscapes
* This multidisciplinary exploration will make anyone's visit to the
Ring even more magical
The Iveragh Peninsula, often referred to as the "Ring of Kerry", is one
of Ireland's most dramatic and beautiful landscapes. This cultural
atlas, comprising over fifty individual chapters and case studies,
provides the reader with a broad range of perspectives on the peninsula
and the human interactions with it since prehistoric times to the
present day.
Although not a conventional atlas, it contains many historic and newly
commissioned maps. The opening chapters explore the physical and
environmental setting of the peninsula. Subsequent chapters deal with is
development over the millennia and the influences that have shaped it.
All aspects of Iveragh's past and present are considered, using the
evidence of disciplines such as archaeology, art history, cartography,
folklore, geography, geology, history, mythology and zoology.
Given its status as a peninsula projecting into the Atlantic, the
history and culture of the Iveragh Peninsula have been molded by
external influences as well as by regional and national ones. Its story
is multi-layered, involving the imprint of mythological as well as
historic settlers and invaders. The peninsula has witnessed significant
periods of transition, perhaps none more so than in the present era.
This book seeks to deepen and illuminate our understanding of its
landscape, history and heritage.
