Irish Customs And Beliefs: Gentle places, simple things - Softcover

Kevin Danaher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856354423 ISBN 13: 9781856354424

Publisher: Mercier Press, 2000

Synopsis

'Irish Customs and Beliefs' is a collection of stories exploring the gentler, more superstitious lives of the old Irish.Kevin Danaher tells of the wandering Irish, highwaymen, summer pastures and the typical whiteboys. He tells of lost and hidden treasures, beliefs associated with birds, insects, animals, plants, bushes, trees and stones. We hear about dwarfs and fabulous water monsters, ghosts and witches, castles and drowned cities.Dr Danaher's books are such that anyone, young or old, be he an enthusiast for folklife or not, can pick them up and derive pleasure and profit from reading them Ulster Folklife

About this title

Product Description:

Irish Customs and Beliefs 'Irish Customs and Beliefs' is a beautiful series of gentle stories which explore the beliefs and customs of the old Irish. Full description

About the Author:

Kevin Danaher was educated at Mungret College, University College Dublin and at the Universities of Berlin and Leipzig. He lectured on Irish Folklore at University College Dublin. His published work includes 'In Ireland Long Ago', 'Folktales of the Irish Countryside' and 'The Year in Ireland'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1856354423
• ISBN 13: 9781856354424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128