This modern classic on its subject first appeared in 1957 and was last printed in 1989. It relates the history of folk belief and customs in Ireland, explaining their origins, diversity and expression through cultural behaviour and locally made tools, and is bedded in research, personal observation and rare insight into the continuing convergence of past and present visible in the Irish countryside. Forest to Farmland, Bally and Booley, The Thatched House, Hearth and Home, Furniture and Fittings, Kilns and Clochauns, Plough ...
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This modern classic on its subject first appeared in 1957 and was last printed in 1989. It relates the history of folk belief and customs in Ireland, explaining their origins, diversity and expression through cultural behaviour and locally made tools, and is bedded in research, personal observation and rare insight into the continuing convergence of past and present visible in the Irish countryside. Forest to Farmland, Bally and Booley, The Thatched House, Hearth and Home, Furniture and Fittings, Kilns and Clochauns, Plough and Spade, Harvest, Turn and Slane, Boats and Fishing, Fairs and Gatherings, Weddings and Wakes, Old Pisogues, are just some of the subjects encompassed in this richly detailed, compellingly written work, illustrated by over a hundred of the author's own photographs and line-drawings. This new edition carries a foreword by the poet Michael Longley.
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Add this copy of Irish Folk Ways to cart. $4.16, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
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Good+ Size: 8x5x0; Good+ paperback from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Illustrated throughout, and includes sixteen pages of black-and-white plates. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Wear at corners and edges; creasing to front; toning to spine and rear. Highlighting only in first 30 pages; previous owner name whited-out inside front cover. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Add this copy of Irish Folk Ways to cart. $33.03, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by London: Routledge & K. Paul.
