%0 Journal Article %T Studies of Irish rural settlement %A Johnson, James Henry %J Geographical Review %D 1958 %V Vol. 48 %I American Geographical Society %C New York %@ 0016-7428 %G English %F er06-007 %O James H. Johnson %O LOC search performed 1 April 2011; abstract entered 10/12/04;also included in E11; scanned for converter 18 December 2012. %O Includes bibliogrphical references %X This source is a good introduction to the variety of rural Irish settlement patterns. The author concentrates on the distribution of isolated farm settlements as opposed to the [n]clachan[/n] type (groupings into hamlets). He provides a general overview of problems and theories concerning Irish rural settlement, with an examination of work by earlier researchers. Also covered are methods of investigating the origins, distribution and development of rural settlement patterns. %K Country life %K Ireland %K Rural Irish %K Eireanneach %K Settlement patterns %K Land use %K Sociocultural trends %U https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=er06-007 %P 554-566 %[ 2022-06-25