The New World Geographies Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...From these ports Irish dairy produce is sent forward. There are few places in Great Britain where " Irish roll," Irish eggs, and Irish butter are not known. Exercises. 1. On an outline map of Ireland mark the position of areas devoted to grazing, dairy-work, sheep-rearing, and crop-raising. Print the name of the occupation in each case. 2. On an outline map show steamer routes from Irish to English and Scottish ports. Print along each route the names of the goods carried by ships. 3. What European rivals has Ireland in the dairy-produce trade with England? What changes has the competition caused in Ireland? 13. Irish Industries 1. After all that has been said in the previous chapter about Irish grazing farms and dairy farms, it might be supposed that Ireland has no manufactures worth mentioning. That would be a great mistake. Certain Irish manufactures are unsurpassed in excellence. Irish ships and Irish linen are as well known as Irish bacon and Irish butter. Still the number of people engaged in industries is much smaller than the number of workers on the land. 2. The chief industries are established in the north, where there is neither fuel nor iron nor raw material in sufficient quantity. These commodi ties have to be brought across the seas; and when we remember this, we cannot but wonder at the remarkable progress the Belfast industries have made. 3. Belfast is perhaps the greatest ship-building town in the world, considering the tonnage of the vessels launched. It is not surpassed by any town in the Clyde area, which has great mineral stores close at hand. From the Irish yards have come some of our most famous vessels. Amongst these are the huge White Star liners, the Olympic, the Titanic, sunk by collision with an iceberg in the Atlantic, ...