Mythic Ireland by Michael Dames

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Mythic Ireland by Michael Dames

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This work explores Ireland's four provinces to discover the places at the root of Irish myth and legend. Focal mythic sites are described and Ireland is surveyed from a fifth province "Mide" where the entire island is seen to be held in a web of pre-historic sites aligned with solar-lunar events.

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Mythic Ireland by Michael Dames

The age of the myth lives on in Ireland - in folk tales and literature, in place-names and language, in ceremonies and monuments. This work explores Ireland's four provinces to discover the places at the root of Irish myth and legend. Focal mythic sites such as St Patrick's Purgatory in Ulster, Loster Gur in Munster and Dublin in Leinster, are described in detail. Finally Ireland is surveyed from a fifth province "Mide" where the entire island is seen to be held in a web of pre-historic sites aligned with solar-lunar events. Ireland's sacred locations take on contemporary relevance as the book shows that the underlying concerns of myth - conservation and recurrence - are increasingly present concerns.

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ISBN 13 9780500278727
ISBN 10 0500278725
Title Mythic Ireland
Author Michael Dames
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published 1996-03-04
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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