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Author: Terry Murray Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 132689529X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 42
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A tribute to living Irish folk sheroes and heroes, this small format book is a guide to 14 of the most colourful people of Irish heritage alive today. Each of them has made an outstanding contribution not just to Irish culture but to public life - producing art, argument, performance, cinema, literature, theology or political positions that have changed the world and the way we view it. This book is a launch pad from which readers can pursue further the amazing contributions of these fearlessly refreshing characters who have left an indelible mark on their generation.
Author: Terry Murray Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 132689529X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 42
Book Description
A tribute to living Irish folk sheroes and heroes, this small format book is a guide to 14 of the most colourful people of Irish heritage alive today. Each of them has made an outstanding contribution not just to Irish culture but to public life - producing art, argument, performance, cinema, literature, theology or political positions that have changed the world and the way we view it. This book is a launch pad from which readers can pursue further the amazing contributions of these fearlessly refreshing characters who have left an indelible mark on their generation.
Author: Michael Scott Publisher: Little Brown ISBN: 9780751512427 Category : Legends Languages : en Pages : 314
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From the epic Irish legend of Cuchulain to tales of banshees, leprechauns and wizards, these short stories and fables cover a wide range of Ireland's mythology and legends, forming a companion volume to Michael Scott's Irish Folk and Fairy Tales.
Author: Marie Heaney Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 057117518X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 269
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"Journalist Marie Heaney skillfully revives the glory of ancient Irish storytelling in this comprehensive volume from the great pre-Christian sequences to the more recent tales of the three patron saints Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille."--Publisher's description.
Author: Michael Scott Publisher: Yearling ISBN: 0593381777 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 209
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Myths, legends, and magic are woven together in a collection of enthralling Irish folktales from the New York Times bestselling author of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. A competition to become King of the Leprechauns... A trick designed to fool the Queen of the Fairies... A terrifying lake monster confronted by the unlikeliest of heroes... Nine Irish legends come to life in these timeless, action-packed folktales about mythological creatures and epic heroes. A master of Irish mythology, bestselling author Michael Scott has crafted stories guaranteed to enthrall young readers who love magic, legends, and lore. And don't miss the companion collection of Irish fairy tales, Magic & Myth!
Author: Peter Berresford Ellis Publisher: Robinson ISBN: 1780333633 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 692
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Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies. From all six Celtic cultures - Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton - Peter Berresford Ellishas included popular myths and legends, as well as bringing to light exciting new tales which have been lying in manuscript form, untranslated and unknown to the modern general reader. The author brings not only his extensive knowledge of source material but also his acclaimed skills of storytelling to produce an original, enthralling and definitive collection of Celtic myths and legends - tales of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, magical weapons, fabulous beasts, and entities from the ancient Celtic world.
Author: Eithne Massey Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd ISBN: 1788493109 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 250
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From the author of the hugely successful book Legendary Ireland, The Turning of the Year explores the Celtic division of the year, from Samhain to Imbolc, to Bealtaine, to Lunasa, back to Samhain. It examines the significance of particular times of the year and features re-tellings of various legends associated with them. The book will look at the close connection of the Irish with the land and with nature, bringing us on an exhilarating journey through the Irish seasons and the customs that welcomed each one in turn. Along the way we encounter saints, scholars, kings and goddesses, whose stories, preserved in myth and folktale, counterpoint the book's exploration both of lost traditions such as keening and how other customs and rituals have been preserved in today's celebrations and communal events. It brings to the reader a new awareness of how such ritual can still have relevance in our lives, and a deeper appreciation of the power of the natural world.
Author: Anthony Murphy Publisher: ISBN: 9781838359331 Category : Languages : en Pages : 350
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Mythical Ireland embodies the search for a soul among Ireland's ancient ruins, and is an attempt to retrieve something of deeper import from 5,000-year-old megalithic monuments and their associated myths. The book represents a fascinating and engaging journey through time, landscape and the human spirit. Dealing with archaeology, interpretive mythography, cosmology and cosmogony, the book attempts to grapple with a core meaning, something beyond the functional interpretations of academia. In this revised and expanded edition, Anthony Murphy delves further into the many enthralling aspects of this journey. Just how much knowledge did locals have of the secrets of Newgrange before it was excavated? Who is the Cailleach, the ancient hag goddess whose image is ubiquitous in the ancient landscape? What happened to make Ireland's Stonehenge disappear from the landscape? Who were the first kings of Tara? What were the indigenous Irish myths about the Milky Way? Did someone try to steal the Tara Brooch? Why are there myths in Ireland about flooded towns and cities? Lavishly illustrated with exquisite photographs of the Irish landscape and ancient monuments, Mythical Ireland represents a personal and yet universal journey, a quest to reimagine the shrines as empowering and transformative sacred places. Murphy invokes the druids and poets of the Boyne and thus the sídhe of the ancient texts are reawakened for a modern and turbulent world.
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