Ireland: Mapping the Island gardens Turtle Bunbury explores the people

Turtle Bunbury explores the people and events from high to low that played major roles in Ireland’s fascinating past but have since been lost to the mists of time

Orla Fitzpatrick studied History of Design and Material Culture at the National College of Art and Design Dublin (N

initially with the Irish Manuscripts Commission

the catastrophe which was about to befall Ireland

With an introduction by Amanda Vickery

Ireland: Mapping the Island gardens Turtle Bunbury explores the peopleBirlinn, 2025 Hardback, 272 pages Maps allow us to see how the world is organised spatially and show us relationships which cannot be understood from simply reading a text. This magnificent book highlights a vast selection of maps that range across the centuries and cover every part of the island, shedding light on the history and development of Ireland. The themes are many and varied, from conquest and colonisation, the management of the landscape,