{"product_id":"irish-stone-walls-pat-mcafee-9781847172341","title":"Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat McAfee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847172342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847172341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Brien Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Pat McAfee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540614246655,"sku":"9781847172341","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f3e0183-3f44-44ee-826d-0c6cec687953.jpg?v=1700588891","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irish-stone-walls-pat-mcafee-9781847172341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}