The Irish Celebrating

Author : Marie-Claire Considère-Charon,Philippe Laplace,Michel Savaric
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443806671

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The Irish Celebrating by Marie-Claire Considère-Charon,Philippe Laplace,Michel Savaric Pdf

The Irish Celebrating is a collection of essays which focuses on the complex dynamics of celebrating, its significance and its scope, through Ireland’s past and present experience. This book studies the dual aspects of celebrating —‘the festive’ and ‘the tragic’— which, while not necessarily functioning as a binary opposition, have long proved mutually constitutive of the Irish experience. Many different occasions and ways of celebrating are explored, be they associated with feasts, festivals, commemorations, re-enactments or mere merry-making. Irish literature abounds with motifs, symbols, allusions and devices that stand as ample testimony to the essential part played by celebration in the creative process. Both the treatment of mythical themes and figures, and the perception of contrasted realities and moods, all linked in some way or another with celebrating, are examined in the works of Irish novelists, poets and playwrights. If celebrations undeniably had a crucial role to play throughout Ireland’s troubled past, they continue to shape Irish society today, part and parcel of the deep social, economic and cultural changes it is currently experiencing. New representations of Irish identity as they are expressed through new forms of celebrating are explored in such varied contexts as emigration and immigration, alcohol addiction, church allegiance and European membership. The way the nationalist and unionist communities have been celebrating their past in Northern Ireland, often complacently and ostentatiously, is a theme dealt with in the final section of this collection. Irish, English, French, Spanish, Italian and American scholars apply a broad range of interdisciplinary expertise to original and illuminating essays which will undoubtedly provoke a new insight into the interplay between current trends and issues and the long-established patterns that thread through the volume.

Author : Patrick Murphy
Publisher : Reedy Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1681063603

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The Irish in St. Louis by Patrick Murphy Pdf

It took a long time before St. Louis finally accepted its Irish population. When the first waves of Famine Irish arrived on the landing in the 1840s, the city was appalled by their poverty. As subsequent waves of Irish fled political oppression after the Civil War, anti-Catholic sentiment sparked bloody riots in which the Irish gave as good as they got. But after seven centuries of enslavement in their own country, nothing would stop them from creating a place in their adopted city. The story of their assimilation is as multifaceted as the Irish character itself. From Shanty to Lace Curtain introduces us to a range of St. Louis Irish, from priests like Timothy Dempsey and Charles Dismas Clark (the "Hoodlum Priest") to gangsters from the Bottoms Gang and Egan's Rats. We meet artists and revolutionaries, entrepreneurs, and entertainers. It takes us to the rough and tumble neighborhoods of 19th-century Kerry Patch and Dogtown, where immigrants and their children forged paths into the city's mainstream while preserving their Irish identity. We visit contemporary Irish St. Louis, where Irish dance and music thrive. At McGurk's Pub and the Pat Connolly Tavern we discover what makes an Irish pub truly Irish. We also learn the behind-the-scenes story of why St. Louis has two St. Patrick Day Parades. Local author and artist Patrick Murphy uses photos, interviews, and photos to compile this comprehensive collection dedicated to the Irish immigrants who helped make St. Louis what it is today.

Author : Rita Faelli
Publisher : Blake Education
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Festivals
ISBN : 1741640768

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St Patrick's Day by Rita Faelli Pdf

March 17 is St Patrick's Day -- a day to wear green and a special celebration of St Patrick and all things Irish.

Author : Marion McGarry
Publisher : Orpen Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781786050960

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Irish Customs and Rituals by Marion McGarry Pdf

Do you know what a Brideóg is? What could you cure if you licked a lizard nine times? Why is Whit Sunday the unluckiest day of the year? From the author of The Irish Cottage comes a new book, exploring old Irish customs and beliefs. Chapters focus on the quarter-day festivities that marked the commencement of each season: ‘Spring: Imbolc’; ‘Summer: Bealtaine’; ‘Autumn: Lughnasa’ and ‘Winter: Samhain’, and also major life events – ‘Births, Marriages and Death Customs’ – and general beliefs in ‘Spirituality and Well-Being’ and ‘The Supernatural’. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, Irish Customs and Rituals discusses a time during which many of the practices and beliefs in question went into decline. Many of these customs were rooted in residual pre-Christian beliefs that ran parallel to, and in spite of, conventional religion practised in the country. Some customs were so deep-rooted that despite continued disapproval from the Roman Catholic Church they remain with us today. It is wonderful to see so many traditions still with us, as many are worthwhile remembering, commemorating, or even reviving today. Irish Customs and Rituals will appeal to all those with an interest in Irish history, folklore, culture and social history. Marion McGarry is the author of The Irish Cottage: History, Culture and Design (2017). She has a PhD in Architectural History and an MA in History of Art and Design and is currently a lecturer at Galway–Mayo Institute of Technology. She frequently writes articles about Irish social history and customs.

Author : Nick Constable,Karen Farrington
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0785809503

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St. Patrick's Day by Nick Constable,Karen Farrington Pdf

"The story of St. Patrick, his love for his people, his faith in his mission, and his courage in times of despair. ... Charts the growth of his festival, its historical importance to the Irish abroad and its emergence into the extravaganza we know today"--Dust jacket.

Author : Thomas Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590694643

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Memoirs of captain Rock, the celebrated Irish chieftain, written by himself [ed., or rather written, by S.E.]. by Thomas Moore Pdf

Author : Frances A. Gerard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035381693

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Some Celebrated Irish Beauties of the Last Century by Frances A. Gerard Pdf

Author : Andrew P Rogers,Nicola Slee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367535386

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Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of British and Irish Practical Theology by Andrew P Rogers,Nicola Slee Pdf

This volume is a celebration of practical theology in Britain and Ireland in all its inventiveness and variety on the occasion of BIAPT's twenty-fifth birthday.

Author : Liz Evers,Niav Gallagher
Publisher : Prism
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911479806

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Irish Lives in America by Liz Evers,Niav Gallagher Pdf

The Irish struck out across America's frontiers, built its railroads, fought on both sides of the civil war, captured its major historic moments in print, paint and bronze, led many of its religious denominations, policed its streets, set up its banks, educated its masses, entertained America on its stages and screens and in its sporting arenas, and made ground-breaking contributions in science and engineering. This collection documents fifty Irish people who made an indelible mark on American society, politics and culture. People like the pirate Anne Bonney and Gertrude Brice Kelly, one of New York City's first surgeons, feature alongside more familiar names such as Maureen O'Hara, Maeve Brennan, Rex Ingram and the architect of the White House James Hoban.About the Dictionary of Irish Biography: The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a research project of the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. It comprises over 10,000 lives, which describe and assess the careers of subjects in all fields of endeavour, including politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, music and the arts, the sciences, medicine, entertainment and sport.

Author : Johanne Devlin Trew,Michael Pierse
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319407845

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Rethinking the Irish Diaspora by Johanne Devlin Trew,Michael Pierse Pdf

This book provides scholarly perspectives on a range of timely concerns in Irish diaspora studies. It offers a focal point for fresh interchanges and theoretical insights on questions of identity, Irishness, historiography and the academy’s role in all of these. In doing so, it chimes with the significant public debates on Irish and Irish emigrant identities that have emerged from Ireland’s The Gathering initiative (2013) and that continue to reverberate throughout the Decade of Centenaries (2012-2023) in Ireland, North and South. In ten chapters of new research on key areas of concern in this field, the book sustains a conversation centred on three core questions: what is diaspora in the Irish context and who does it include/exclude? What is the view of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the diaspora? How can new perspectives in the academy engage with a more rigorous and probing theorisation of these concerns? This thought-provoking work will appeal to students and scholars of history, geography, literature, sociology, tourism studies and Irish studies.

Author : Ian O'Malley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781326975043

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The Irish Culture Book 2 - Teacher Resource Book by Ian O'Malley Pdf

THE IRISH CULTURE BOOK is a photocopiable resource book of activities designed to foster discussion on aspects of Irish culture. It can be used by anyone with an interest in exploring Irish culture, most especially in a learning or multicultural environment. The book is particularly useful for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) and can be used by language students as a self-access book. The book can help students develop speaking skills and improve fluency. The conversations deepen critical thinking skills essential for success in a new culture and also for studying in university programs. The book is full of interesting and thought-provoking activities and gives users great opportunities for comparative reflection on their own cultures. There are over 350 questions, over 100 quotations including Irish proverbs; as well as questionnaires, matching and correcting exercises; quizzes and creative problem-solving tasks. All listenings are available to download for free at: www.irishculturebook.com

Author : Orange Hippo!
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800690769

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The Little Book of St Patrick's Day by Orange Hippo! Pdf

Potted history, quirky facts, sayings, hints and tips about Ireland's celebration and the saint it commemorates. The Little Book of St Patrick's Day will tell the story of St Patrick and how the holiday began, share the craic with a collection of sayings and describe how the festival is marked around the world (and in outer space). Separate the myths from the facts, find out how to celebrate at home and be dazzled by quirky facts and stats. Why is the shamrock the symbol of the day, did St Patrick really drive snakes out of Ireland and what should you eat and drink on March 17th? Find out in this pocket-sized guide to this Irish celebration that has enchanted people of all backgrounds across the globe. 'For the whole world is Irish on the Seventeenth o' March!' The Irish-American poet Thomas Augustine Daly, as seen on Bustle.com On St Patrick's Day 2011, the Irish-American astronaut Catherine Coleman played a 100-year-old flute belonging to the Irish band The Chieftains, while floating weightless in the space station. Her performance was later included in a track called The Chieftains in Orbit.

Author : Janice Anderson
Publisher : Gill
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023155588

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A Celebration of Ireland by Janice Anderson Pdf

This guide to Ireland outlines all the major tourist attractions in each of the country's regions. It highlights the main historical sites within each area, as well as the most popular beauty spots. The text is accompanied by up-to-date photographs to provide a memento of Ireland.

Author : Marta Deyrup,Maura Grace Harrington
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739187821

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The Irish-American Experience in New Jersey and Metropolitan New York by Marta Deyrup,Maura Grace Harrington Pdf

This book is a collection of nine essays exploring the Irish-American experience in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area, both historically and today. The essays place the local Irish-American experience in the wider context of immigration studies, assimilation, and historical theory. Using case studies, interviews, scholarly research in primary historical documents and theory, and first-hand experience, the authors delve into what it has meant, and means, to be Irish American in the New Jersey and New York area, projecting what this ethnic identity will signify in years to come. Representing a variety of scholarly and professional disciplines, from archivists; to historians; to lawyers; to scholars of literature and theology; the authors share their own unique perspectives on the significance of the contributions of Irish-Americans to American life in various arenas. Each chapter is interdisciplinary, revealing the interconnections among cultural history, biography, contemporary events, and literary appreciation. It is through these intersections of disciplines, of past and present, of individual and community, that we can best analyze and appreciate the ways that Irish-Americans have shaped life in the New Jersey/New York area over the past two centuries.

Author : Mike Cronin,Daryl Adair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134242313

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The Wearing of the Green by Mike Cronin,Daryl Adair Pdf

The full history of St. Patrick's day is captured here for the first time in The Wearing of the Green. Illustrated with photos, the book spans the medieval origins, steeped in folklore and myth, through its turbulent and troubled times when it acted as fuel for fierce political argument, and tells the fascinating story of how the celebration of 17th March was transformed from a stuffy dinner for Ireland's elite to one of the world's most public festivals. Looking at more general Irish traditions and Irish communities throughout the world, Mike Cronin and Daryl Adair follow the history of this widely celebrated event, examining how the day has been exploited both politically and commercially, and they explore the shared heritage of the Irish through the development of this unique patriotic holiday. Highly informative for students of history, cultural studies and sociology, and an absolute delight for anyone interested in the fascinating and unique culture of Ireland.