Re: [BKARTS] Bookish sights in Ireland?

[Carol Pratt <jcpratt@xxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure, but it could have been a by-product of the Irish Civil  
War, which happened in the mid-1920s.  Or it could have happened  
during the fight for independence from Britain (about 1916-1920).  A  
great deal of patrimony was lost during those years.  There wasn't a  
lot of respect for history or for anything else that represented  
England in the minds of partisans.  It's possible that much of the  
heavy equipment was destroyed or melted down for the steel.  After  
Independence there probably was not money to spend on anything not  
necessary.  The Republic was not wealthy then.  Once the connection  
is broken, the memory of what a piece of equipment was used for is  
transitory.

I've heard of very few binders working today in the Republic of  
Ireland.  I have met one of the two women, who own a bindery in Cork,  
and I've visited a hand bindery and restoration workshop in Killarney  
at Mucross.  There is a fine binder in Limerick, I believe, but I  
haven't a name with me now.  No doubt there are others, but they are  
not easy to find.

Carol Pratt
Eugene, OR
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On Jun 6, 2008, at 5:16 AM, Linde Brocato wrote:

> Hi Leslie and the list,
> forgive (and help) my ignorance, but how'd all the equipment in  
> Ireland etc.
> get destroyed?
> Linde
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