Rural Housing Changes
A Comparison of Migrants and Locals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33178/Keywords:
housing, migration, irelandAbstract
The last two decades have witnessed a rapid increase in the number of houses built in Ireland's rural landscape. Many of these new houses are built in rural hinterlands and so are within a short commuting distance of towns or cities (Duffy, 1978). The occupants of such homes are generally engaged in urban based activities such as banking and clerical work. Differences tend to exist between the locals arid the new 'arrivals' in a commuting zone with regard to housing characteristics. This paper contrasts locals and migrants (in-migrants and returnees) in terms of housing characteristics and assesses the impact of these new houses on the total housing stock of Rahan, a suburbanised area close to Mallow town.
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