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Inishbofin: an Atlantic island

Economic Geography • 34 • Published In 1958 • Pages: 202-209

By: Freeman, Thomas Walter.

Abstract
This is a brief examination of the economic geography of an island off the northwest coast of County Galway. The focus is on fishing and potato farming, the landscape, and the settlement pattern and population. The author notes that the relative comfort of the population was made possible only by government assistance; the island is not self-supporting under modern economic conditions.
Subjects
Land use
Public welfare
Settlement patterns
External migration
Domesticated animals
culture
Rural Irish
HRAF PubDate
2016
Region
Europe
Sub Region
British Isles
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Geographer
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary; 1960
Field Date
1954
Coverage Date
1890-1954
Coverage Place
Inishbofin, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Notes
T. W. Freeman
LCCN
gs 25000119
LCSH
Country life--Ireland
Ireland--Social life and customs