Earthing the Myths
Earthing the Myths

Author: Daragh Smyth

Publisher: Merrion Press

Published: 2020-07-06

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 1788551370

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In Ireland, the link between place and myth is strong, and there is no more enlightening way to understand the rich tapestry of Irish mythology, and its relationship to our true history, than by reading the landscape. Earthing the Myths is an engaging and exhaustive county-by-county guide to the vast number of fascinating places in Ireland connected to myth, folklore and early history. Covering the period 800 BC to AD 650, this book spans the Late Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the early Christian period, and explores the ways in which the land evolved, and with it our catalogue of myths and legends. Smyth chronicles sites the length and breadth of the country, where druids, fairies, goddesses, warriors and kings all left their mark, in tales both real and imagined. With over one thousand locations recorded, from Rathlin Island to the Beara Peninsula, Earthing the Myths breathes life into places throughout Ireland that find their origins in our pre-Christian and pre-Gaelic past, and shows that they still possess unique wisdom and vibrant energy.

Irish Legends for Children
Irish Legends for Children

Author: Yvonne Carroll

Publisher: Gramercy

Published: 1995-10

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780517140567

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Once upon a time, kings, knights, and dragons roamed the verdant hills of Ireland, and druids used their sorceryfor both good and evil. It was a time of magic. It was a time of warriors. Itwas a time of legends.The six legends presented here aretaken primarily from two cycles in Irish lore: An Rrai1/2ocht (The RedBranch Knights Cycle) and An Fhiannai1/2ocht (The Fianna Cycle). Thesestories have been passed down from generation to generation in Ireland but willdelight children of any heritage. They deal with many diverse topics, yet theyall share an underlying theme: the journey into adulthood.

Irish Kings and High-kings
Irish Kings and High-kings

Author: Francis John Byrne

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851821969

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In this classic text, Francis Byrne explores the nature of the traditional Five Fifths of Ireland, the mythology of Tara, early monasticism and the growth of the high-kingship. He uses ancient annals and genealogies to ellucidate Irish legend and saga and through this he reconstructs both secular and ecclesiatical history and politics from the 5th to 9th century. This new edition includes an essay on the emergence of Irish surnames and additional notes and corrigenda to the first edition.

Ancient Legends of Ireland
Ancient Legends of Ireland

Author: Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-10-23

Total Pages: 643

ISBN-13: 1649740220

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This beautiful keepsake edition of Ancient Legends of Ireland is lavishly illustrated with 22 period illustrations. While Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde is probably best known for being Oscar Wilde’s mother, she was a formidable writer in her own right. The people of Ireland owe Lady Wild a great debt for collecting and persevering folk-lore that might otherwise have been lost to them. The present work deals with the mythology, or the fantastic creed of the Irish respecting the invisible world and their strange and mystical superstitions, brought thousands of years ago from their Aryan home, but which still, even in the present time, affect all the modes of thinking and acting in the daily life of the people. Told with power as well as with simplicity ... a very interesting and readable collection of folk-lore.—Graphic. Lady Wilde’s book is delightful.... Amongst those best acquainted with Irish folk-lore, legends, and mysteries, we believe few will be found capable of adding many words to pages which could only have been filled by an Irish woman lovingly treating such a subject.—Vanity Fair.