Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 19
Initially I had planned to head down to New Quay today and attempt to find walls around the area that were built during the famine to...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Days 16-18
As I am planning on bringing my bike to Kilfenora on Thursday, I looked up how long it would take to cycle there from Carron. On doing...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 15
Today didn't get off to the start that I had been hoping for. I had originally planned to cycle around the area, calling into various...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 14
Before cycling down to New Quay for my second interview of the week, I decided to take the bike for a small ride around Carron. This was...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 13
After yesterday's incident I was slightly cautious about taking my bike for a run, especially as I will require it to travel to New Quay...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 12
Today I was able to conduct my first 'interview' of the trip, with the owner of a B&B just outside Ballyvaughan. I put 'interview' in...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Days 9-11
The last couple of days have been slightly mundane and focused more on rest and practical chores, so much so that I felt they didn't...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 8
To finish off the week, I thought I would try to find the remaining two people that I had been advised to talk to about my project. The...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 7
As I have mentioned previously, oral history plays a huge role in my research. I partly converse with locals about their knowledge of the...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 6
The goal for today was to explore the site of a village in Oughtmama, which supposedly could have been deserted during the time of the...
