{"product_id":"irish-stone-walls-history-building-conservation-9781847172341","title":"Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patrick McAfee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: O'Brien Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: O'Brien Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Construction - Masonry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber One Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique history and 'how to' book on one of Ireland's most distinctive landscape features - the stone wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish countryside is a patchwork of over 250,000 miles of stone wall. Built from local stone according to the style of each region - dry stone in the West and the Mourne mountains or mortar elsewhere - these walls are an intrinsic part of the landscape. This unique guide by expert stone mason Pat McAfee covers the history of this ancient tradition, giving illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions on constructing, conserving and repairing stone walls of all types - whether dry stone or mortar. It includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- History of stone in Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How to build dry stone and mortar walls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Basic and more advanced techniques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Dos and don'ts of repair work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Appropriate conservation methods\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Brien Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45035242422423,"sku":"9781847172341","price":1751.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781847172341.webp?v=1769211612","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/irish-stone-walls-history-building-conservation-9781847172341","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}