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Gælic-Irish struggles - against incursion…immigration &
family life in Victorian London.
Rural life in Tatworth Parish,
Somerset… during the first quarter of
the twentieth century.
An upbringing in North Harrow – suburb of outer London, during the thirties and forties.
A study of sociology and the community…
considered a view of group behaviour… maybe evidence
that ‘past actions affects today’s events’.
The Demise of The
O’Ciardha Irish Clan, caused by uncontrollable
events. The outcome laid bare Ireland of its young who immigrated to start a
new life abroad – eventually,
London,
Bayswater..
The Collins of Chard
gives an example of life in a
Somerset
village. It follows the seasons, the wildlife and
the stream - all dominated by a mill.
Here is an account of an upbringing in an outer London suburb,
before and during WWII, and an adult life, concerned,
producing fine art & commercial artworks - and their
colour reproduction.
Changes to the printing industry in Britain
after WWII
- caused by experiment and innovation, revolutionized
the production of newspapers and magazines… A
combination of electronics, analysis of light and
computer programming fostered the change… The
introduction of new machinery changed work patterns,
reduced unit costs – lead to redundancies and retraining
– eventually to loss of jobs… Print Unions found
themselves under pressure…
The language of computer programmers designed to
give greater interactivity in the construction of web
pages - to make them accessible to all - the key for
those, searching for information. This is a contribution
to a study of the past viewed through the lives of my
relations…; fortunately, their lives were diverse. |
Welcome!
Here are eight social
history books… four are autobiographical and span sixty
years – 1935-1995, in four fifteen year parts… three
genealogical - dealing with life in Victorian Bayswater and
English,
West
Country life, in the 1900s… and finally, a book
dealing with
Early
Christian, Irish Clan History.
The first
three are set in
North
Harrow and
Pinner
- outer London suburbs; the
other describes life in
Sotogrande
and
Casares, parts of
Andalucia
close to
Gibraltar.
A common thread running through the first three an
introduction into
Printing
Processes, in particular the work of the
chromolithographer…
They describe in detail the hometown, school life during
WWII, and after, and the world of work… bringing into being
- a family… then, starting again.
Within 'Rolling Up' there is a detailed description of
Hand
Drawn Lithographs: Techniques, the 'Preparation' of the
printing surface and 'Proving' the stone or plate - for
Lithographic Printing.
One of the three remaining books tells of ancient Irish clan
history in
Nenagh, Tipperary…
the migration of many Irishmen to
London
in the 1800s and their contribution to English society
during two wars. Another describes Victorian inner-suburb
life – in
Bayswater
and
Marylebone; the skills of
a
Tinsmith, housing, living conditions and family
affairs during the Victorian period of industrialization and
expansion… and the link with, The Kensington Battalion
Lodge, ‘The First Fifty Years, 1912-1962.
The final book concerns the goings on in
Tatworth,
a sub-Manor of
Chard, owned by The Bishop of Bath, 1245-1559
- a village on the borders of
Somerset,
Devon and Dorset, passing through the High Farming
period to the turn of the twentieth century. Here is a
description of country life through the seasons, the
Small & Tidmas Lace Mill and The United Dairies,
Chard, and the part played by cottage industries and
farming…. How each contributed to the social interaction of
family and those beyond… Finally the work of a
Lady’s
Maid
at
Forde
Abbey in the 1930s.
Click here to read about the author,
Terence Kearey.
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