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154 pages, 230 x 160 mm
Cover: Woodforce Silk 300 gsm
Text: Woodforce Uncoated 110 gsm

Dinnseanchas
Visions from Ireland's Uplands
2nd Hometree publication

In modern Irish, dinnseanchas means "topography"; the arrangement of features in a landscape. However, the word has an older meaning that describes the lore of a place. It is associated with accounts of the place names, traditions, events and characters of particular areas.

Dinnseanchas - Visions of Ireland’s Uplands explores the layers, tapestries and complexities entangled in Ireland’s precious hills and mountains through explorations, reflections, research, conversations and art. Viewing the uplands through lenses of social geography, archaeology, anthropology, ecology, lived experience and creative curiosity, this collection weaves together diverse voices and viewpoints to guide you through some of the most complex and exciting questions of our time. How do we balance the needs of people and nature? Can we manage the land in a way that benefits the entire community of life? What can we learn from the past? What aspects of our culture should we gently hospice and let go? How can we work together in this age of polarisation and division?

Dinnseanchas – Visions of Ireland’s Uplands is a collection of 20 essays edited by Grace Wells, Lucy Taylor and Ray Ó Foghlú. It is the second in a series of Hometree publications.

This book was created with the support of the Creative Climate Action Fund from Creative Ireland, Hometree's Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project and Joe Gannon.

If you would like to buy a bulk order of this edition for re-sale, please contact Baiba at hello@hometree.ie