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Author | : Dorothy Harrison Therman |
Publisher | : Roberts Rinehart Publishers |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
A collection of transcripts of conversations with the elderly inhabitants of Tory Island. Personal reminiscences and stories featuring topics such as fairies, death, wakes and ghosts, childbirth and midwifery provide insight into the sparsely populated island's folklore and cultural history.
Author | : Robin Fox |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1978-12-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780521218702 |
Author | : Lillis Ó Laoire |
Publisher | : Europea: Ethnomusicologies and |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Individual desire and overcoming the rigors of social scrutiny are important factors in the development of an active public performer. In a special study of one song, Lillis O Laoire shows how the song itself emerges as a mediator of dilemmas and tensions of island life. In a meticulous exposition of the links between music, text, and performance, the vicissitudes of island life are revealed, while these tensions are alleviated by singing humorous ribald items to provide a deliberate contrast.
Author | : Wallace Clark |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781900935319 |
Author | : Tom Sigafoos |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2020-12-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781716325298 |
County Donegal, Ireland. 1884. Your island home is threatened with evictions. What would you be willing to do to stop them?
Author | : Conor W. O'Brien |
Publisher | : Merrion Press |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2019-10-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1785373072 |
Twelve birds. One country. A wild Ireland waiting to be discovered. In Ireland Through Birds, Conor O’Brien takes the reader on an ornithological adventure around Ireland in search of twelve of our rarest and most elusive birds. Along the journey the author explores every kind of landscape and habitat our island has to offer across all four seasons, from the remote isles of Donegal to the rugged mountains of Kerry and urban parks of Dublin. Through it all, O’Brien is enchanted by calling corncrakes, mesmerised by hunting harriers, and chased by angry skuas. It’s a journey through a staggering array of landscapes that’ll bring the reader face to face with the rich history and stunning wildlife to be savoured right on our doorstep. It explores the stories of the remarkable birds that live here: the genius of the jay, the sublime mimicry of the cuckoo, the nocturnal prowess of the barn owl, while paying a moving,poetic tribute to our natural heritage – and a warning about the threats that face it. Ireland Through Birds is a unique blend of natural history and travelogue, making it a great read for anyone with an interest in Ireland’s natural world.
Author | : Diarmaid Ferriter |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2018-10-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782832521 |
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONSIDE NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 The islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of fascination. Seen as repositories of an ancient Irish culture and the epitome of Irish romanticism, they have attracted generations of scholars, artists and filmmakers, from James Joyce to Robert O'Flaherty, looking for a way of life uncontaminated by modernity or materialism. But the reality for islanders has been a lot more complex. They faced poverty, hardship and official hostility, even while being expected to preserve an ancient culture and way of life. Writing in her 1936 autobiography, Peig Sayers, resident of Blaskets island, described it as 'this dreadful rock'. In 1841, there were 211 inhabited islands with a combined population of 38,000; by 2011, only 64 islands were inhabited, with a total population of 8,500. And younger generations continue to leave. By documenting the island experiences and the social, cultural and political reaction to them over the last 100 years, On the Edge examines why this exodus has happened, and the gulf between the rhetoric that elevated island life and the reality of the political hostility towards them.It uncovers, through state and private archives, personal memoirs, newspaper coverage, and the author's personal travels, the realities behind the "dreadful rocks", and the significance of the experiences of, and reactions to, those who were and remain, literally, on the very edge of European civilisation.
Author | : William Richard Le Fanu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Ireland |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Brigid P. Gallagher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780993592362 |
Long time sufferer of fibromyalgia, Brigid Gallagher set out on a journey between Egypt, India, Rome, Lourdes, Carcassonne and Bali. In this beautiful travel writing memoir on healing, spirituality and alternative medicine, Brigid shares her travel memories and the importance of slowing down. If you enjoyed Eat, Pray, Love, you will enjoy this.
Author | : Martine Franck |
Publisher | : Wolfhound Press (IE) |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A collection of photographs of Tory Island and its inhabitants.