Technology and the Big House in Ireland, c. 1800–c.1930
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List of Tables

Table 1. Chronology of selected water supply installations.

3

Table 2. Manual pumping limits data.

13

Table 3. Water pumping at Lough Rynn, 1861 to 1863.

14

Table 4. Warm bath estimate for Dromoland Castle.

34

Table 5. Chronology of some big house heating installations.

63

Table 6. Chronology of selected big house horticultural heating systems.

81

Table 7. Summary of revised estimate for Doneraile glasshouses, 8 October 1889.

102

Table 8. Quantities in estimate for Doneraile glasshouses, 8 October 1889.

103

Table 9. Selection of ice houses in Ireland.

113

Table 10. Chronology of selected private gas plants.

161

Table 11. Lighting specification for Adare Manor.

169

Table 12. Clandeboye coal gas plant installation costs.

171

Table 13. Chronology of selected private electric-lighting plants.

182

Table 14. Chronology of some Irish big house power sources and equipment.

205

Table 15. Sample vocabulary for Edgeworth telegraph.

211

Table 16. Alphabetic codes for Edgeworth telegraph.

213

Table A1. Blacksmith's tasks at Bessborough, 1834.

270

Table A2. Examples of costs of blacksmith's work in 1834.

271

Table A3. Men churning at Lough Rynn, 1861 to 1863.

272

Table A4. Men water pumping at Lough Rynn, 1861 to 1863.

273

Table A5. Carpenters and blacksmith tasks.

274

Table A6. Selected tasks, goods, and services.

276

Table A7. Selected tasks.

284

Table A8. Tullynally Castle expenses.

286

Table A9. Tullynally Castle expenses.

286

Table A10. Clandeboye expenses.

289

Table A11. Mourne Park expenses.

290

Table A12. Mourne Park wages and bills.

291

Table A13. Crom Castle coal usage, 1895.

292

Table A14. Crom Castle coal usage, 1897.

293

Table A15. Crom Castle coal usage, 1901.

293