Immerse in Irish culture with this book, an inspiring mix of songs, stories, poems, and more. Ideal for bedtime reading or travel. A true gem for those who value Ireland's rich heritage.
Prose tales of ancient Ireland and pre-Christian gods, the Ulster cycle of tales of great warriors, the Fenian cycle and the kingly cycle vested with the immortality of legend.
An illustrated and comprehensive account of the Sheela-na-gigs (carvings of female images) of Britain and Ireland.
This work gives an account of the secret schools set up by conquered people, determined to maintain their traditional scholarship.
A classic work on the fascinating subject of traditional wakes in Ireland.
In his inimitable style, gifted folklorist Kevin Danaher invites the reader to call on people of a former generation in their homes, to sit around the hearth, to listen to their tales and gossip and sample their food and drink, to marvel at their implements, to meet a water diviner, to join a faction fight, hurry to a wedding and bow down in remembrance of the dead. For over thirty years, this book has charmed, informed and surprised successive generations of readers, in Ireland and abroad.
Famine in Cork City sheds light on the horrific physical conditions of the inmates in one such workhouse, Cork Workhouse (now St Finbarr's Hospital), and explores the tragic effects of the famine as they unfolded in the city.
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