The Folklore Of Ireland

Author : Henry Glassie
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307828248

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Irish Folk Tales by Henry Glassie Pdf

Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Edited by Henry Glassie With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Author : Matthew Cheeseman,Carina Hart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000440430

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Folklore and Nation in Britain and Ireland by Matthew Cheeseman,Carina Hart Pdf

This collection explores folklore and folkloristics within the diverse and contested national discourses of Britain and Ireland, examining their role in shaping the islands’ constituent nations from the eighteenth century to our contemporary moment of uncertainty and change. This book is concerned with understanding folklore, particularly through its intersections with the narratives of nation entwined within art, literature, disciplinary practice and lived experience. By following these ideas throughout history into the twenty-first century, the authors show how notions of the folk have inspired and informed varied points from the Brothers Grimm to Brexit. They also examine how folklore has been adapting to the real and imagined changes of recent political events, acquiring newfound global and local rhetorical power. This collection asks why, when and how folklore has been deployed, enacted and considered in the context of national ideologies and ideas of nationhood in Britain and Ireland. Editors Cheeseman and Hart have crafted a thoughtful and timely collection, ideal for students and scholars of folklore, history, literature, anthropology, sociology and media studies.

Author : Claire Booss,William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:39000005562264

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A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore by Claire Booss,William Butler Yeats Pdf

Introduce yourself to the noble heroes and magical creatures of Irish mythology. Includes the two definitive works on the subject by the giants of the Irish Renaissance. W.B. Yeates' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry and Lady Gregory's Cuchulain of Muirthemne.

Author : Seán Ó Súilleabháin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:39000005936112

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The Folklore of Ireland by Seán Ó Súilleabháin Pdf

Author : Lady Wilde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486120768

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Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Wilde Pdf

Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual and invisible world populated by fairies, elves, and evil beings. Included in Lady Wilde's collection, among others, are eerie tales of "The Horned Women," "The Holy Well and the Murderer," and "The Bride's Death-Song," as well as beguiling accounts of superstitions concerning the dead, celebrations and rites, animal legends, and ancient charms. The first book to link Irish folklore with nationalism, Legends illustrates the mythic underpinnings of the Irish character and signals the country's cultural reemergence. It remains, said the Evening Mail, "an important contribution to the literature of Ireland and the world's stock of folklore."

Author : Augusta Gregory
Publisher : New Island Books
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1848408129

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Irish Myths and Legends by Augusta Gregory Pdf

Beautifully designed new hardback edition of Lady Gregory's definitive collection of Irish myths and Legends, from the Tuatha Dé Danaan to the Fianna.

Author : Daragh Smyth
Publisher : Merrion Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788551373

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Earthing the Myths by Daragh Smyth Pdf

In Ireland, the link between place and myth is strong, and there is no more enlightening way to understand the rich tapestry of Irish mythology, and its relationship to our true history, than by reading the landscape. Earthing the Myths is an engaging and exhaustive county-by-county guide to the vast number of fascinating places in Ireland connected to myth, folklore and early history. Covering the period 800 BC to AD 650, this book spans the Late Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the early Christian period, and explores the ways in which the land evolved, and with it our catalogue of myths and legends. Smyth chronicles sites the length and breadth of the country, where druids, fairies, goddesses, warriors and kings all left their mark, in tales both real and imagined. With over one thousand locations recorded, from Rathlin Island to the Beara Peninsula, Earthing the Myths breathes life into places throughout Ireland that find their origins in our pre-Christian and pre-Gaelic past, and shows that they still possess unique wisdom and vibrant energy.

Author : Diarmuid Ó Giolláin
Publisher : Cork University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1859181694

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Locating Irish Folklore by Diarmuid Ó Giolláin Pdf

The first of its kind, Irish Folklore is a key text that uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore.

Author : Padraic Colum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1997-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0517189844

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A Treasury of Irish Folklore by Padraic Colum Pdf

Author : Niall Mac Coitir
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781848890916

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Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore by Niall Mac Coitir Pdf

In ancient Ireland there were 365 different parts to the body, and a different plant to cure each part. So the wild plants of Ireland are bound up in our culture and folklore from the earliest times. To arry a four-leaved shamrock brings luck in gambling, while putting nine ivy leaves under her pillow means a girl will dream of her future husband. Here plants are described in seasonal order, a perspective dating back to our ancestors. Different aspects of plant folklore are examined following a brief history of traditional herbal medicine in Ireland. Included are their roles in magical protection, in charms and spells (especially for love!), as emblems in children's games, and in Irish place names.

Author : Niall Mac Coitir
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781848895256

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Ireland's Animals by Niall Mac Coitir Pdf

Niall Mac Coitir provides a comprehensive look at the folklore, legends and history of animals in Ireland, and describes their relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. A final section, inspired by stories of animal transformation, looks at twelve animals and how we can enrich our lives by visualising ourselves with their special qualities. This fascinating and beautifully illustrated compilation of folklore, legends and natural history will delight all with an interest in Ireland's animals.

Author : Dáithí Ó Hogáin
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1837651124

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The Lore of Ireland by Dáithí Ó Hogáin Pdf

The definitive reference book on Ireland's cultural and religious heritage. Ireland has one of the finest cultural heritages and a standard reference book combining the related subjects of folklore, myth, legend and romance is long overdue. There are 350 substantial entries, in alphabetical order from Abán, a 6th-century saint, to Weather, all with full references to sources, a synopsis of relevant stories, and discussion of their origin, nature and development. These are complimented by a genre-list of material under various headings, such as Mythical Lore, Fianna Cycle, Ulster Cycle, King Cycles, Peoples and Traditions, Religious Lore, and Folk Custom and Belief. There is also a wealth of genealogical detail, indicating how historical and social circumstances have influenced the growth and spread of Irish lore. DAITHI O HOGAIN, Associate Professor of Irish Folklore at University College Dublin, was an international authority on folklore and traditional literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Cuchulain (Legendary character)
ISBN : 9780192803733

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The Táin by Anonim Pdf

The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with eleme...

Author : Jeremiah Curtin
Publisher : Detroit : Singing Tree Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033934493

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Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin Pdf

Author : Mary Helen Thuente
Publisher : Totowa, N.J. : Barnes & Noble
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015004159375

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W.B. Yeats and Irish Folklore by Mary Helen Thuente Pdf