The reclamation of the Shannon Estuary inter‐tidal flats: a case study of the Clare Slobland Reclamation Company

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dc.contributor.authorHickey, Kieran R.
dc.contributor.authorHealy, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-09T09:25:04Z
dc.date.available2016-05-09T09:25:04Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.date.updated2015-08-18T11:58:41Z
dc.description.abstractExtensive reclamation of the sloblands in the Shannon estuary have been undertaken over hundreds of years but particularly in the mid to late 1800s. There is extensive documentary evidence of the various reclamation schemes that were undertaken. The Clare Slobland Reclamation Company attempted to reclaim a very large section of the Fergus sub-estuary of the Shannon but ultimately failed, despite enormous expenditure. A smaller less ambitious reclamation in the same area was completed afterwards by the Fergus Reclamation Company. The financing, legislation, scale and chronology of the Clare Slobland Reclamation Scheme is outlined along with the difficulties it faced and the eventual causes of its failure are examined. In addition the entitlements of the company and their associated responsibilities are outlined and these show the extent of the powers they had to change and alter the landscape.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationHICKEY, K. & HEALY, M. 2005. The reclamation of the Shannon Estuary inter‐tidal flats: A case study of the Clare Slobland Reclamation Company. Irish Geography, 38, 84-95. http://irishgeography.ie/index.php/irishgeography/article/view/333en
dc.identifier.doi10.2014/igj.v38i1.333
dc.identifier.endpage95en
dc.identifier.issn0075-0778
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Geographyen
dc.identifier.startpage84en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2516
dc.identifier.volume38en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherGeographical Society of Irelanden
dc.rights© 2005 Geographical Society of Irelanden
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subjectShannon Estuaryen
dc.subjectRepublic of Irelanden
dc.subjectReclamationen
dc.subjectInter-tidal flatsen
dc.subjectEconomic activityen
dc.titleThe reclamation of the Shannon Estuary inter‐tidal flats: a case study of the Clare Slobland Reclamation Companyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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