The Mountains of Mourne: A Celebration of a Place Apart.
Author: KIRK, David.
Belfast: Appletree Press, 2002. 144 pages. Illustrated in colour. Large format Hardback.
The Mountains of Mourne have a `specialness’ all of their own. The extraordinary scenery has fired the imaginations of poets, writers, artists, botanists, naturalists, hillwalkers and climbers the world over for generations. In The Mountains of Mourne - A Celebration of a Place Apart, David Kirk captures the spirit of the place, and its inhabitants, with an inspiring collection of over 200 of his own atmospheric colour photographs and a charming selection of evocative poems and writings from various writers who have all been equally captivated with the Mournes over the years.
Thought-provoking chapters on the geology and geography of the landscape, vegetation, conservation, and life on the land are accompanied by an extensive glossary and bibliography, and the well-known conservationist and mountaineer Dawson Stelfox provides a stimulating foreword.
Chapters:- The Magic of Mourne. A Very Singular Place. In the Beginning. The Shaping. Vegetation. The Life that Lives on Mourne. Water. Man in Mourne. The Stones. The Heritage. The Duty of Care. On a Personal Note. Mourne Millenium. Why is it Called That? Want to Know More?
ISBN: 086281846X
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