Author: Cecily Gilligan
Publisher: Merrion Press
ISBN: 1785374761
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
It’s said that almost everyone in Ireland, particularly in rural communities, will know of someone with a ‘cure’. It might be for the mumps, a stye in the eye, or a sprain. Indeed the author of The Cures of Ireland, Cecily Gilligan was herself cured of jaundice and ringworm by a ‘seventh son’ in her local Sligo during her childhood. Cecily Gilligan has been researching the rich world of Irish folk cures for almost forty years and, given the tradition has largely been an oral one, has been interviewing a broad range of people from around the country who possess these mystical cures, and those who have benefited from their gifts. One has a cure for eczema that comprises herbal butter balls, another ‘buys’ warts from the sufferer with safety pins. There are stories of clay from graves with precious healing properties and pieces of cords from potato bags being sent across the world to treat asthma. While the Ireland of the twenty-first century continues to develop at lightning speed, there is something deeply comforting and reassuring in the fact that these ancient healing traditions, while fewer in number, do survive to this day. The Cures of Ireland is an exquisitive book that will be treasured by many generations to come.
Cures of Ireland
Author: Cecily Gilligan
Publisher: Merrion Press
ISBN: 1785374761
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
It’s said that almost everyone in Ireland, particularly in rural communities, will know of someone with a ‘cure’. It might be for the mumps, a stye in the eye, or a sprain. Indeed the author of The Cures of Ireland, Cecily Gilligan was herself cured of jaundice and ringworm by a ‘seventh son’ in her local Sligo during her childhood. Cecily Gilligan has been researching the rich world of Irish folk cures for almost forty years and, given the tradition has largely been an oral one, has been interviewing a broad range of people from around the country who possess these mystical cures, and those who have benefited from their gifts. One has a cure for eczema that comprises herbal butter balls, another ‘buys’ warts from the sufferer with safety pins. There are stories of clay from graves with precious healing properties and pieces of cords from potato bags being sent across the world to treat asthma. While the Ireland of the twenty-first century continues to develop at lightning speed, there is something deeply comforting and reassuring in the fact that these ancient healing traditions, while fewer in number, do survive to this day. The Cures of Ireland is an exquisitive book that will be treasured by many generations to come.
Publisher: Merrion Press
ISBN: 1785374761
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
It’s said that almost everyone in Ireland, particularly in rural communities, will know of someone with a ‘cure’. It might be for the mumps, a stye in the eye, or a sprain. Indeed the author of The Cures of Ireland, Cecily Gilligan was herself cured of jaundice and ringworm by a ‘seventh son’ in her local Sligo during her childhood. Cecily Gilligan has been researching the rich world of Irish folk cures for almost forty years and, given the tradition has largely been an oral one, has been interviewing a broad range of people from around the country who possess these mystical cures, and those who have benefited from their gifts. One has a cure for eczema that comprises herbal butter balls, another ‘buys’ warts from the sufferer with safety pins. There are stories of clay from graves with precious healing properties and pieces of cords from potato bags being sent across the world to treat asthma. While the Ireland of the twenty-first century continues to develop at lightning speed, there is something deeply comforting and reassuring in the fact that these ancient healing traditions, while fewer in number, do survive to this day. The Cures of Ireland is an exquisitive book that will be treasured by many generations to come.
Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions
Author: Lady Wilde
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780806982007
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lady Wilde, mother of famed author Oscar Wilde, over 100 years ago collected these hundreds of archaic cures, spells, homespun proverbs, visionary omens and prophecies. 128 pages, 16 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780806982007
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lady Wilde, mother of famed author Oscar Wilde, over 100 years ago collected these hundreds of archaic cures, spells, homespun proverbs, visionary omens and prophecies. 128 pages, 16 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
The Holy Wells of Ireland
Author: Patrick Logan
Publisher: Colin Smythe
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Colin Smythe
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland
Author: Ronald George Moore
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845456726
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"'This is a fascinating and beautiful organized and written manuscript'-Rebecca Lester, Washington University in St. Louis.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845456726
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"'This is a fascinating and beautiful organized and written manuscript'-Rebecca Lester, Washington University in St. Louis.
Herbal Cures – Healing Remedies from Ireland
Author: Christine Scallan
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 0717166511
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A simple and practical guide that will teach you how to use herbs to treat and prevent common illnesses For thousands of years, herbs were used as a natural remedy for many common ailments. In Herbal Cures, experienced herbalist Christine Scallan rediscovers the traditional herbal methods for healing illness, managing symptoms and improving general well-being. In this simple, practical guide, she will show you the easy and effective ways you can use herbs to improve your health, ease ailments and enhance your moods, using herbs as a complement to conventional medical treatments. In Herbal Cures, veteran Irish herbalist Christine Scallan will teach you all about the natural healing power of traditional Irish herbal superfoods: kelp, honey, apple cider vinegar and pollen. You will also discover the benefits of using herbs as food and flavouring as she explores: - The curative properties and uses of herbs - Where they are most commonly found - How to prepare herbal remedies - Making and using poultices, oils, infusions and decoctions. In Herbal Cures, you will learn how to use herbs such as basil, peppermint, marjoram and St John's Wort to treat a huge range of ailments such as: - Sinusitis - Acne - Diarrhoea - Depression - Migraine - AsthmaHerbal Cures will teach you the A–Z of herbs and show you how to integrate them in your daily diet, making you a happier, healthier and more vital person.
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 0717166511
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A simple and practical guide that will teach you how to use herbs to treat and prevent common illnesses For thousands of years, herbs were used as a natural remedy for many common ailments. In Herbal Cures, experienced herbalist Christine Scallan rediscovers the traditional herbal methods for healing illness, managing symptoms and improving general well-being. In this simple, practical guide, she will show you the easy and effective ways you can use herbs to improve your health, ease ailments and enhance your moods, using herbs as a complement to conventional medical treatments. In Herbal Cures, veteran Irish herbalist Christine Scallan will teach you all about the natural healing power of traditional Irish herbal superfoods: kelp, honey, apple cider vinegar and pollen. You will also discover the benefits of using herbs as food and flavouring as she explores: - The curative properties and uses of herbs - Where they are most commonly found - How to prepare herbal remedies - Making and using poultices, oils, infusions and decoctions. In Herbal Cures, you will learn how to use herbs such as basil, peppermint, marjoram and St John's Wort to treat a huge range of ailments such as: - Sinusitis - Acne - Diarrhoea - Depression - Migraine - AsthmaHerbal Cures will teach you the A–Z of herbs and show you how to integrate them in your daily diet, making you a happier, healthier and more vital person.
Seventeenth-century Ireland
Author: Brendan Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780389208143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Seventeenth Century Irelandwas chosen by CHOICEfor the 1989-1990 Outstanding Academic Books and Nonprint Material (OABN) list. The OABN list includes only the top 10% of all books reviewed by CHOICE in 1989. Contents: Introduction; Identities and Allegiances, 1603-25; The Crown and the Catholics: Royal Government and Policy 1625-37; Fateful Ideologies: The Stuart Inheritance; Wentworth and the Ulster Crisis, 1638-9; On the Eve of Revolution, 1639-41; 1641: The Plot That Never Was; Insurrection and Confederation, 1641-4; In Search of a Settlement: Ormond, Rinuccini and Cromwell, 1645-53; Theology and the Politics of Sovereignty: Jansenist, Jesuit and Franciscan; Ideologies in Conflict, 1660-91; References; Bibliography; Index R
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780389208143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Seventeenth Century Irelandwas chosen by CHOICEfor the 1989-1990 Outstanding Academic Books and Nonprint Material (OABN) list. The OABN list includes only the top 10% of all books reviewed by CHOICE in 1989. Contents: Introduction; Identities and Allegiances, 1603-25; The Crown and the Catholics: Royal Government and Policy 1625-37; Fateful Ideologies: The Stuart Inheritance; Wentworth and the Ulster Crisis, 1638-9; On the Eve of Revolution, 1639-41; 1641: The Plot That Never Was; Insurrection and Confederation, 1641-4; In Search of a Settlement: Ormond, Rinuccini and Cromwell, 1645-53; Theology and the Politics of Sovereignty: Jansenist, Jesuit and Franciscan; Ideologies in Conflict, 1660-91; References; Bibliography; Index R
Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland
Author: Lady Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Cure for Ireland. By an English Connaught Ranger [Edward Cooper].
Author: Ireland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland
Author: Lady Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual and invisible world populated by fairies, elves, and evil beings. Included in Lady Wilde's collection, among others, are eerie tales of "The Horned Women," "The Holy Well and the Murderer," and "The Bride's Death-Song," as well as beguiling accounts of superstitions concerning the dead, celebrations and rites, animal legends, and ancient charms. The first book to link Irish folklore with nationalism, Legends illustrates the mythic underpinnings of the Irish character and signals the country's cultural reemergence. It remains, said the Evening Mail, "an important contribution to the literature of Ireland and the world's stock of folklore."
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual and invisible world populated by fairies, elves, and evil beings. Included in Lady Wilde's collection, among others, are eerie tales of "The Horned Women," "The Holy Well and the Murderer," and "The Bride's Death-Song," as well as beguiling accounts of superstitions concerning the dead, celebrations and rites, animal legends, and ancient charms. The first book to link Irish folklore with nationalism, Legends illustrates the mythic underpinnings of the Irish character and signals the country's cultural reemergence. It remains, said the Evening Mail, "an important contribution to the literature of Ireland and the world's stock of folklore."
Ireland's Animals
Author: Niall Mac Coitir
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 1848895259
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Niall Mac Coitir provides a comprehensive look at the folklore, legends and history of animals in Ireland, and describes their relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. A final section, inspired by stories of animal transformation, looks at twelve animals and how we can enrich our lives by visualising ourselves with their special qualities. This fascinating and beautifully illustrated compilation of folklore, legends and natural history will delight all with an interest in Ireland's animals.
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 1848895259
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Niall Mac Coitir provides a comprehensive look at the folklore, legends and history of animals in Ireland, and describes their relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. A final section, inspired by stories of animal transformation, looks at twelve animals and how we can enrich our lives by visualising ourselves with their special qualities. This fascinating and beautifully illustrated compilation of folklore, legends and natural history will delight all with an interest in Ireland's animals.