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Information about several papers discusses on the British Ecological Society's winter symposium on January 3, 1958, and their 39th annual general meeting on January 4, 1958, is presented. Topics of the winter meeting include the ecological significance of pH, base status and related factors. Topics of the annual meeting include a proposal for an Ecological Survey of the Burren District of Country Clare in Ireland.

The article focuses on the participation of Charles Stewart Parnell, an Irish nationalist and member of British Parliament, in the Irish Home Rule in Ireland in the 19th century. It states that Parnell led and used his parliamentary party to defeat and dismiss Gladstone's Liberal government to release the people. On the other hand, the Roman Catholic Hierarchy has played a significant role in the destruction of Parnellism in the country.

The article provides observations related to the epiphytism and to the method of over-wintering of certain species of the Phaeophyceae in the Lough Hyne district in Ireland. A list of the species found during early July in various areas in the district is presented. It relates the distribution of various Fucaceae species in Lough Hyne, including F. spiralis, F. vesiculosus, and F. serratus. The three ecological factors influencing the relative vertical and horizontal distribution of Fucaceae include the rise and fall of the tide, nature of substratum and angle of slope.

This paper suggests significant processes associated with regional industrial change. Particular emphasis is given to the sensitivity of an open regional economy to shifts in external trade relationships and the ability of management to assess and adapt to the changing forces influencing theft industries. The case study of Northern Ireland between 1950 and 1968 attempts to explain the transition followed by the leading older industries and why certain alternative paths for regional transition were followed. A recurrent theme is the crucial role played by the regional government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the Second World War until the late 1950s the literature on international economic relations contained many arguments for protection and for limited participation in the international division of labor and the world marketplace. With some exceptions, the economic policies of nation-states, both developed and developing, were oriented toward some—but limited—participation in the world economy. In recent years, arguments against "inward-looking" policies have appeared more frequently in the literature, and a body of analysis has emerged which strongly makes the case for "outward-looking" policies. The trend of economic policies has also been to take on a more outward-looking character. The case against inward-looking policies has been partly that inefficiencies in resource allocation occur for nations that shield their economic activity from the competition of international markets. The limits to industrialization processes relying solely for their stimuli on the possibilities of an expanding domestic market have also been more clearly understood, and it is suggested that a larger participation by nation-states in the world economy will give them a more efficient allocation of resources and improved prospects for increasing productivity and sustaining economic growth over time. This paper adds another case study—that of Ireland—to the increasing body of evidence on the consequences of inward- and outward-looking policies for national economic performance. The period covered is 1950-66. A crisis in Irish economic policy occurred in 1956 and, as a result, there is a sharp contrast between economic policies followed in the pre- and post-1958 periods. Beginning in the early 1930s until 1958, Irish economic policies had given a lot of weight to tariff protection and limiting the participation of foreign firms, investors, and personnel in Irish agriculture and industry. The reversal of view was sharp in the fifties as incentives were... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a report on Henry George's Remedies for Britain's Land Problems. When Henry George sailed for Great Britain in 1881, no one could have prophesied the far reaching consequences of his act. Within two yean both he and his book "Progress and Poverty," were to become household words in Great Britain. It is also true that George's arrest by the Irish constabulary in August, 1882, while he was observing conditions in the west of Ireland, and the questions subsequently asked in the House of Commons about this affair, gave him a publicity far beyond the effect of his book or speeches at this date. In his speeches George presented two main points: The social and economic condition of the British working man, and the remedy for his ills. In defining George's message to the British the author may leave out of consideration for the present the first of these points. Most British papers acknowledged the plight of the working man in the Eighteen Eighties; what George contributed in this respect was a description of conditions in unusually specific and moving terms.

Focuses on the Second Irish Crop Protection Conference in Dublin, Ireland on October 18-19, 1966, organized by An Foras Taluntais or The Agricultural Institute of Ireland and the Irish Agrochemicals Association. Number of delegates who attended the conference; Topics discussed at the conference.

This paper presents the results of applying the mortality multiplier approach to estate duty statistics in order to estimate the size distribution of personal wealth in the Republic of Ireland. It commences with an examination of the limitations of the estate duty statistics, a discussion of the problems involved in collecting the data, and a short consideration of the mortality multipliers used. Estimates are presented for the size distribution of personal wealth, and the distribution of wealth between age groups. Some comparisons are given with wealth in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the U.S.A. Estimates of the components of personal capital were not found possible. Finally, preliminary estimates are made for the distribution of wealth among married and single persons, in order to provide the basis for an analysis of wealth possessed by wealth-owning units (defined as single males, single females and married couples). By making extreme assumptions, upper and lower limits are placed on the actual pattern of the size distribution of wealth by wealth-owning units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents several publications that relate to the topic of animal ecology. General papers on particular animal groups include "A List of the Harvest-Spiders of Ireland," by D. R. Pack-Beresford, "The Eisenias of North Wales," by H. Friend, and "A Further List of Species of Coleoptera new to the County of Hertfordshire," by B. S. Williams. Several publications on action of environmental factors are also mentioned including "Local Changes in Distribution," by T. G. Longstaff, "Studies of some Lanarkshire Birds," by W. Stewart, and "The Fauna of Brackish Pools of the Sussex Coast," by W. H. Thorpe.

This section presents a list of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland, published in 1971. Some of the publications listed are: "The Hardwick Hall Inventories of 1601," edited by L. Boynton; "Bridgwater Borough Archives," edited by R.W. Dunning and T.D. Tremlett; "Collected Writings of J.M. Keynes," edited by E. Johnson; "The Acts of William I, King of Scots: 1165-1214," edited by G.W.S. Barrow; "A Calendar of the Talbot Papers in the College of Arms," edited by G.R. Batho; "The Journal of Giles Moore," edited by R. Bird; "The Register of Winwick Parish Church," edited by R. Dickinson; "The Register of Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter: 1420-1455," edited by G.R. Dunstan; "Marriage Allegations in the Diocese of Gloucester," vol. 2, "1681-1700," edited by B. Frith; "Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland: XII, 1566-1574," edited by C.T. McInnes; "The Dorset Lay Subsidy Roll of 1332," edited by A.D. Mills; and "Minute Book of the Men's Meeting of the Society of Friends in Bristol: 1661-1686," edited by R. Mortimer.

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The article reports that the sixth international conference on operation research was held in August 1972 on the campus of Dublin's sixteenth century Trinity College in the Republic of Ireland. An analysis of feedback reports circulated at the conference afforded deep satisfaction to the Irish committee led by Fred Ridgeway, which had striven hard to make the international meeting a memorable occasion. Four simultaneous streams characterized the conference. The mainstream was made up of three highlight papers, the "statement of the problem" by the chairman of each of the eight workshop groups, two papers read by representatives of Allied organizations, eight state-of-the-art sessions consisting of a central paper and two discussants, and finally the eight reports of the workshop groups. A second stream consisted of the twenty-eight national contributions. A third stream was comprised of the meeting of the individual workshops while the fourth stream was devoted to the discussion forum.

This article presents information about the book "Leaders and Workers," edited by J.W. Boyle. This is the reprint of nine lectures, eight biographies of Irish labor leaders and one summary, given as aperies over Radio Eireann in 1961. This is, perhaps, all the more remarkable since the outstanding impression is one of the discontinuities in Irish labor history. Print and paper are atrocious, but as a perceptive survey, the volume may still be worth the money.

The article lists publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland. They include "Wells Cathedral Chapter Act Book, 1666-83," edited by D.S. Bailey, "The Inhabitants of Cardington in 1782," edited by D. Baker, "Milk to Market: Forty Years of Milk Marketing," by S. Baker, "Origins of English Feudalism," by R.A. Brown, "The Farmers of Old England," by E. Kerridge.

The article discusses the ecological study of the Lough Ine Rapids, considered to be favorable for research of the action of water current on marine organisms. In the study, water temperature was used as a guide to the movement of bodies of water passing through the Rapids. A Pitot tube and a manometer was used to study the current of water under the algae, covering the floor of the Rapids. Precaution was taken to prevent the formation of bubbles in the tubing between the Pitot tube and the manometer. The study found that estimates of the speed of current at the surface obtained with a Pitot tube are in agreement with those got by a Watts meter. It was also seen that when the current at the surface is fast, the current may be considerable within a very short distance of the rocks.

The article presents a study on the effects of water current in the ecology of Lough Ine Rapids in Ireland. Lough Ine, a marine lake about 1 kilometer long and 50 meters deep, opens southwards by Rapids, narrow channel, into Barloge Creek towards Atlantic. Preliminary studied is on Hydrography of Rapids, It shows resistance of water flow modified the tidal rhythm in Lough. It is revealed that Rapids act as control section during outflow so outflow rate is independent of sea water level. The measure of current speed with watts meter, fastest current is always in the down stream side and highest reading gotten was 3 meters per second about 6 knots. There is a distribution of laminarian algae that formed canopy. Several diagrams are presented.

Information about the summer meeting in south-west Ireland from August 12-21, 1936 is presented. Talks were given about the district and proposed expeditions. One speaker of the meeting described the geology of the region and that the bands of slate and limestone alternate in an east-west direction. There was a visit to the valley opening to the coast at Trealispean, with an interesting series of plant communities from freshwater fen to maritime types.

The paper describes tests of the stability of three types of interindustry coefficients, industry-to-industry, commodity-to-industry, and commodity-to-commodity. Data for the first two tests are drawn from all sectors of the Irish economy, while the third test uses regression analysis to investigate sources of variation of material and labour input coefficients within one industry—shirtmaking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a list of publications on the economic history of Great Britain and Ireland. Some of the publications are "The Suffolk Committee for Scandalous Ministers: 1644-1646," edited by C. Holmes, "The London Eyre of 1244," edited by H.M. Chew and M. Weinbaum, "Recusant Rolls: 1594-95 and 1595-96," edited by H. Bowler, "The Letter Books of Samuel Wilberforce: 1843-68," edited by P.K. Hugh, and others.

This article presents a list of publications on the economic history of Great Britain and Ireland. Some of the books listed are "The Jamestown Voyages Under the First Charter, 1606-1609," by P.L. Barbour; "Records of the Trial of Walter Langeton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield," by A. Beardwood; "Two Estate Surveys of the Fitzalan Earls of Arundel," by M. Clough; "The Letters of Sir Francis Hastin," by C. Cross; "The Devonshire Lay Subsidy of 1332," by A.M. Erskine and "The Justiciary Records of Argyll and the Isles: 1664-17," by J. Imrie.

Presents a list of publications on the economic history of Great Britain and Ireland. "Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships," by R. Craig and R. Jarvis; "The Correspondence of Sir James Clavering," by edited by H.T. Dickinson; "Willoughby Letters of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century," edited by M. A. Welch.

Can minority group status exert an independent effect on fertility? The Irish situation suggests that it can when: the minority is relatively large, the minority's size is politically important, the minority is economically disadvantaged, and the cohesiveness of the minority is strong. Even when such conditions exist, as they apparently do in Northern Ireland, the impact of minority group status on fertility is a less important determinant of fertility than such factors as religion, rural/urban residence, or the selective impact of migration. The question is relevant not only to nations with relatively large minority groups; it also applies to countries in which minorities, while small in proporton nationally, are concentrated locally in certain states or cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the recent widespread increase in marriage rates in the Western world. A convenient method of studying aspects of the recent history of marriage is provided by easily available data regarding the proportion of single persons at various dates. The article uses these data to disentangle two effects in the marriage boom: the extent to which the cohorts whose marriages have formed the main contribution to the marriage boom are marrying more, i.e. whether the proportion who will ultimately remain single is likely to be lower than in previous generations, the extent to which the mean age at marriage of these generations is likely to fall below that of their predecessors. The raw material for the computations to be presented consists of the proportions single at two recent dates for each of thirteen countries used in the study. The countries included in the study are Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England and Wales, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. The study from the proportion single shows that both reduction in the age at marriage and an increase in the proportion marrying at least once in the course of their lives is occurring in several countries.