Atlantic Technological University (Galway-Mayo): Recent submissions
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The mendicant friaries in late medieval Mayo: perspectives on their history, archaeology and architecture, 1400-1540
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2005)The religious houses founded by the Mendicant orders in Mayo between 1400 and 1540 are the concern of this study. The history, archaeology and architecture of five case study sites are discussed, namely the friaries of ... -
Land use and settlement in Ballcroy National Park, County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)The settlement patterns and land use designs from the end of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century in Ballycroy National Park, County Mayo are the concerns of this study. The geography, history, ... -
Rural housing and sustainable community development in the West of Ireland: a case study of County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2005)Ireland’s economy has been transformed in the past decade; it has become one of the fastest growing economies within the European Union. Growth has been unprecedented and unbalanced, primarily located in the east and ... -
The history, ecology and management of Partry House Estate Woodlands, Partry, County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)The history, ecology and management of Partry House Estate Woodlands situated on the shores of Lough Carra were examined by investigating their current ecology and structural development and contrasting this information ... -
A study of the waterfowl populations on Lough Carra, County Mayo, 1967-2006
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)This study examined the population fluctuations of nine waterfowl species on Lough Carra in County Mayo by comparing count data from two waterfowl counting programmes conducted from 1967 to 1980 and 1995 to 2006 It also ... -
Power, discourse and participation in nature conflicts: the case of turf cutters in the governance of Ireland's raised bog designations
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-11-10)This paper explores how participatory processes and the politics of contestation and resistance converge to influence changes in discourses and institutional structures underpinning the implementation of the EU Habitats ... -
Developing creative and critical thinking abilities in business graduates: the value of experiential learning techniques
(2004)Educational programmes should promote an ethos of lifelong learning and develop in graduates the capacity for long-term personal and professional development through self-learning and reflection. A business degree programme ... -
Generation 'why'?: contested concepts of ultimacy in contemporary western European culture
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2012)The thesis proposes that the scientistic-technologicalist-consumerist meaning structures communicated via the mass-media, and pervasive in contemporary Western European culture, are limited in scope and function. In order ... -
An investigation of the potential of genealogy tourism as a catalyst for regional development in County Galway
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)This thesis is concerned with the challenges now faced by genealogy tourism in county Galway, situated on Ireland’s Western seaboard. It is a response to a 50% decline in the overall number of genealogy tourists visiting ... -
Localised pasts and presents : critical viewpoints on the making of County Mayo’s Commemorative Heritages
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2006)Both in Ireland and internationally, acts of commemoration have garnered much attention in recent time from political organisations and academic circles, as well as from the media and general public. Much of the focus has ... -
A visual history of St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)A Visual History of St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Ballinrobe Co. Mayo explores the history of this previously under-researched ecclesiastical site in the west of Ireland. This project has uncovered the complex history of ... -
The Irish in Leeds, 1931-81 : aspects of emigration
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2004)Irish emigrants have been settling in Britain in significant numbers since the early nineteenth century. As a result of continued waves of emigration, the Irish constituted the largest ethnic minority in mid-twentieth ... -
Promoting and encouraging genealogy tourism in County Mayo
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)There are over 70 million people of Irish descent scattered across the globe, forming a nostalgic Diasporic network that links County Mayo and the rest of Ireland to places such as the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ... -
The alleviation of pain and suffering: moving beyond the medical model
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2005)This study arose from a concern for the needs of patients who experience pain and suffering in hospitals or community settings. In this thesis, in attempting to move beyond the current medical model I propose a holistic ... -
Victorian Athlone : the struggle to modernise an Irish Provincial Town
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2004)The Victorian era in the United Kingdom was one of momentous change. Economically, socially and politically a nation was to emerge that was unlike any that had gone before. It was the first truly industrialised nation and ... -
The Irish revolution of 1916-1921 and modern remembrance: a case study of the commemorative heritages of County Tipperary
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2007)Both in Ireland and internationally, acts of commemoration have garnered much attention in recent time from political organisations and academic writers, as well as from the media and general public. Much of the focus has ... -
Galway and the Easter 1916 Rising: an investigation of local histories, memories and heritage tourism possibilities
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2016-08-01)Outside of Dublin city and county, the rest of Ireland witnessed very little action by the Irish Volunteers during the course of the 1916 Rising. One of the exceptions was the West of Ireland, where rebel activity in ... -
Stakeholder engagement in destination management: a systematic review of literature
(2013-06-06)The topic of stakeholder engagement is not a new phenomenon, nor is it an entirely distinct area of study, rather stakeholder engagement has drawn input and influence from number of academic streams and can be based on a ... -
Employer of choice: holistic conceptual model of employer brand creation
(2013)This publication seeks to look closely in to the relatively new concept of Human Resource called employer branding as a human resource management tool.
