Lecture 2.1: The Making of the Irish Landscape PDF

The Making of the Irish Landscape IRST398A D R. K AT I E YO U N G Notes: Reminder: first in-class quiz next Monday Syllabus: if you were not here last class – please take a printed copy ((at the first desk closest to the entrance) Textbook now available online (in Moodle, Course Reserves)...

The Making of the Irish Landscape IRST398A D R. K AT I E YO U N G Notes: Reminder: first in-class quiz next Monday Syllabus: if you were not here last class – please take a printed copy ((at the first desk closest to the entrance) Textbook now available online (in Moodle, Course Reserves) Note on readings Note on geography lens in this course (physical/human/cultural) How to use the textbook: OPENTEXTBOOKS. CONCORDIA.CA/ IRISHLANDSCAPE/ Last Week’s Nearpod Activity: What are you interested in learning? Physical Geography: I would love to learn more about the Boglands in Ireland I would like to learn about the large cliffs of Moher and the rugged west coast, as that area of Ireland always fascinates me with its extreme landscape. I've always been interested in bogs. I would like to learn about the rivers and other bodies of water and their significance  What are you interested in learning? Human Geography: the Irish/ Northern Irish border and how that's perceived today how bordering shaped such a small island I'm interested in the economics of land and in Ireland's history of absentee landlordism and rent st What about the landscape affects the western vs eastern population density Interests in Cultural Geography: how Irish geography shapes a lot of the famous literary works connections between myth and landscape the different landscapes, and cultures that are present within Ireland connections between history and landscape i’ve seen it in a lot of films Media portrayals of Ireland (such as ‘the field’ ~1990, Jim Sheridan) how Irish geographies have influenced culture, is intriguing to me! relationship between the landscape and fairytale or folklore I want to learn more about how the physical make up of Ireland impacted cultural growth and connection …the physical form[‘s]… representation within itself and how the people living in the space interact and think about it. What are you interested in learning? Personal interests: I am interested in Irish geography as my grandmother is from Roscommon in central Ireland…the Irish landscape is a part of my family so it means quite a bit to me I am interested in Irish landscape because part of my family comes from ireland As a musician, I'm interested to see how musical practices differ throughout Ireland, and how they're influenced by Ireland's physical geography I'm interested to learn more about my heritage Exploring my Irish heritage / roots What does Ireland look like to you?  Green land and bogs usually water, lots of green, and many rock formations the irish landscape is green, i think of serene, farm-centered, wet and mystica cliffs, fields with sheep, fog and mist The Irish landscape to me looks like rolling vast and sweeping coastlines hills and rural small towns with little pubs. This is how I view it from family stories. free spirit, fresh air, shades of green, be to me the Irish landscape infers an intention to preserve natural history rather than over developing a space in the name of capitalism beautiful and very scenic sacred ground due to the bogs that “hold stories” and the people laid to rest during The Cliffs, The Burren and the the Famine. little towns surrounding the nature Outline of the Lecture Part 1: Glacial Ireland Part 2: Glacial diversity in Ireland: Gap of Dunloe & The Curragh Part 3: Exploring Irish Bogs Closing remarks, key points and take aways Iapetus Suture Clogher head Folding at Clogherhead in Co. Louth: Geological Survey of Ireland The Making of the Irish Landscape Watch from 00:20 The Eglone Stone, Sligo Example of a glacial erratic Key Terms: Fluvioglacial landforms: land that forms from the erosion/deposition of sediments through glacial meltwater Key Terms: Abrasion: erosion through which glaciers’ load of rock scrapes and wears away the valley floor and side Key Terms: Plucking: one of the processes of erosion, where meltwater enters cracks in the bedrock, is frozen, and the rock is plucked/torn following the movement of the glacier  Key Terms: Eskers: a long narrow ridge of sand deposited by a stream which flowed under the ice and left behind after the ice melted – composed of layers of sand and gravel Diverse Landscapes Curragh Learn more by listening to this podcast (available on Moodle): https://soundcloud.com/abartaaudioguides/002-physical-geography-the -story-of-the-curragh Gap of Dunloe Activity (3 minutes) To a partner, brainstorm the physical differences between the Curragh (county Kildare) and the gap of Dunloe (county Kerry). Explain how they were both shaped/developed through the ice age. Gap of Dunloe (DroneHawk) Irish bogs What is peat?  Types of bogs Raised and Blanket Bog distribution Blanket Bogs Sphagnu m Moss Sphagnum Moss Raised Bogs Raised bog development Watch from 00:12-00:59 Bog Bodies Clara Bog Image from watersource research: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-showing-the-location-of-Clara-Bog-high-bog-boundaries-drainage-features-and_fig1_334368277  Turbary Rights & Conservation: or Peat’s Sake (watch 1:30 - 6:30)  Damaged bogs & impact on water quality or Peat’s Sake (watch 19:30 - 22:30)  Sphagnum Moss & Carbon or Peat’s Sake (watch 11:05 - 13:30) Recall Activity join.nearpod.com Code = TV9AD Fun Fact Camorra Productions (Youtube) Wednesday’s Lecture Outline: Part 1: Historical Maps & Ordnance Survey of Ireland Part 2: Reflections on Historic Mapping Part 3: Contemporary Irish Maps Part 4: Mapping Purposes Activity Closing remarks, key points and take aways The Making of the Irish Landscape IRST398A D R. 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