Author: Patricia Lynch
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 1856356817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A collection of six of the author's classic retellings of Irish folklore.
Tales of Irish Enchantment
Author: Patricia Lynch
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 1856356817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A collection of six of the author's classic retellings of Irish folklore.
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 1856356817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A collection of six of the author's classic retellings of Irish folklore.
Irish Enchantments
Author: Charles Dillon
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595383238
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Charles and Karen divorce for no good reason since both still love each other. He returns to a small village on the West Coast of Ireland to relive the happy time and visit the places they enjoyed together when they first married. He resided at the same B&B where they lived. He made friends with the locals at the village pub and went fishing in a curragh with a friend from the pub. While fishing they are caught in a sudden storm and their curragh is crushed. They are reported lost at sea. While having coffee with a friend in the newspaper office where she is employed, Karen learns Charles is missing at sea and blames herself and the divorce for his loss. She goes to Ireland to visit the site of his disappearance. Depressed, she plans suicide, but an enchantment saved her life. Charles came awake on a strand where Gealic speaking women found him and nursed him back to health. He learns from the village priest that he has gone back in time to the 1850s,where he experiences the horror of the Great Famine where a million people died of starvation while food was shipped to England. Unable to witness more death and starvation he goes to Dublin. When he steps off the railroad car he finds himself now in 1916 just before the failed Easter Monday Rising. You will meet the leaders of the Rising and he is captured by the Brits and imprisoned in the infamous Kilmaingham Gaol. He faced a firing squad. There are enchanted moments when you will meet ghosts and banshees, and plain country folk with strange customs.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595383238
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Charles and Karen divorce for no good reason since both still love each other. He returns to a small village on the West Coast of Ireland to relive the happy time and visit the places they enjoyed together when they first married. He resided at the same B&B where they lived. He made friends with the locals at the village pub and went fishing in a curragh with a friend from the pub. While fishing they are caught in a sudden storm and their curragh is crushed. They are reported lost at sea. While having coffee with a friend in the newspaper office where she is employed, Karen learns Charles is missing at sea and blames herself and the divorce for his loss. She goes to Ireland to visit the site of his disappearance. Depressed, she plans suicide, but an enchantment saved her life. Charles came awake on a strand where Gealic speaking women found him and nursed him back to health. He learns from the village priest that he has gone back in time to the 1850s,where he experiences the horror of the Great Famine where a million people died of starvation while food was shipped to England. Unable to witness more death and starvation he goes to Dublin. When he steps off the railroad car he finds himself now in 1916 just before the failed Easter Monday Rising. You will meet the leaders of the Rising and he is captured by the Brits and imprisoned in the infamous Kilmaingham Gaol. He faced a firing squad. There are enchanted moments when you will meet ghosts and banshees, and plain country folk with strange customs.
Celtic Tales of Enchantment
Author: Liam Mac Uistin
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847174728
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Legends of the adventures of that famous band of warriors the Fianna have captured the imaginations of listeners and readers throught the centuries. Four exciting stories of magic, heroism and love featuring some of the best-known names from Irish myth and legend. Includes the story of Oisín and Tír na nÓg, the humorous Quest for the Giolla Deacair and how Fionn MacCumhaill was trapped in The Enchanted Palace. These tales are told with vivacity and wit bringing Ireland's magical mythology to life. Liam MacUistín's Celtic tales will enchant all readers.
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847174728
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Legends of the adventures of that famous band of warriors the Fianna have captured the imaginations of listeners and readers throught the centuries. Four exciting stories of magic, heroism and love featuring some of the best-known names from Irish myth and legend. Includes the story of Oisín and Tír na nÓg, the humorous Quest for the Giolla Deacair and how Fionn MacCumhaill was trapped in The Enchanted Palace. These tales are told with vivacity and wit bringing Ireland's magical mythology to life. Liam MacUistín's Celtic tales will enchant all readers.
Enchanting Ireland
Author: Dr .Diana Prince
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The cities and towns of Ireland have a varied cultural history. The city of Kildare dates back to an abbey built by Irish patroness, St. Brigid in the 5th Century. In the mid-1500's, Henry VIII was given the title "King of Ireland". Ireland's stunning beauty includes the famous Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, towering high above the Atlantic Ocean. In Tipperary, the Rock of Cashel is a large citadel with the notable Cahir Castle overlooking the green countryside. This is where Saint Patrick first began his mission to spread Christianity in Ireland.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The cities and towns of Ireland have a varied cultural history. The city of Kildare dates back to an abbey built by Irish patroness, St. Brigid in the 5th Century. In the mid-1500's, Henry VIII was given the title "King of Ireland". Ireland's stunning beauty includes the famous Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, towering high above the Atlantic Ocean. In Tipperary, the Rock of Cashel is a large citadel with the notable Cahir Castle overlooking the green countryside. This is where Saint Patrick first began his mission to spread Christianity in Ireland.
Spellbound
Author: Siobhan Parkinson
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 9781847801401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eight ancient legends of Ireland, told for younger children by an acclaimed Irish writer and reviewer. The stories are all linked by themes of magic and enchantment, and are perfectly matched by Irish illustrator Olwyn Whelan's brightly coloured and decorative paintings. The stories included are: Butterfly Girl; The Children of Lir; Labhra with the horse's Ears; The Enchanted Birds; Cu Chulainn and Emer; The Enchanted Deer; The Land Under the Waves; Oisin in Tir na nOg.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 9781847801401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eight ancient legends of Ireland, told for younger children by an acclaimed Irish writer and reviewer. The stories are all linked by themes of magic and enchantment, and are perfectly matched by Irish illustrator Olwyn Whelan's brightly coloured and decorative paintings. The stories included are: Butterfly Girl; The Children of Lir; Labhra with the horse's Ears; The Enchanted Birds; Cu Chulainn and Emer; The Enchanted Deer; The Land Under the Waves; Oisin in Tir na nOg.
Ancient Irish Minstrelsy
Author: William Hamilton Drummond
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The Land-war in Ireland
Author: James Godkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Irish Texts Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Seaweed, An Enchanting Miscellany
Author: Miek Zwamborn
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1771646004
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A charming deep dive into the hidden world of seaweed, filled with fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations of the most sensuous family of water plants. Seaweed is so familiar, and yet we know so little about it. Even its names—pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack—are mystifying. In this exquisitely illustrated portrait, poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares discoveries of seaweed’s history, culture, and science. We encounter its medicinal and gastronomic properties and long history of human use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney islands to sushi artisans in modern Japan. We find seaweed troubling Columbus on his voyages across the Atlantic and intriguing Humboldt in the Sargasso Sea. We follow its inspiration for artists from Hokusai to Matisse, its collection by Victorians as pressed specimens in books, its adoption into fashion and dance, and its potential for combating climate change, as a sustainable food source and a means of reducing methane emissions in cattle. And, of course, we learn how to eat seaweed, through a fabulous series of recipes based around these “truffles of the seas.”
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1771646004
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A charming deep dive into the hidden world of seaweed, filled with fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations of the most sensuous family of water plants. Seaweed is so familiar, and yet we know so little about it. Even its names—pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack—are mystifying. In this exquisitely illustrated portrait, poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares discoveries of seaweed’s history, culture, and science. We encounter its medicinal and gastronomic properties and long history of human use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney islands to sushi artisans in modern Japan. We find seaweed troubling Columbus on his voyages across the Atlantic and intriguing Humboldt in the Sargasso Sea. We follow its inspiration for artists from Hokusai to Matisse, its collection by Victorians as pressed specimens in books, its adoption into fashion and dance, and its potential for combating climate change, as a sustainable food source and a means of reducing methane emissions in cattle. And, of course, we learn how to eat seaweed, through a fabulous series of recipes based around these “truffles of the seas.”
Strangers and the Enchantment of Space in Victorian Fiction, 1830–1865
Author: Kristen Pond
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000990087
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Tracing the origins of how we think about strangers to the Victorian period, Strangers and the Enchantment of Space in Victorian Fiction, 1830-1865 explores the vital role strangers had in shaping social relations during the cultural transformations of the industrial revolution, transportation technologies, and globalization. While studies of nineteenth-century Britain tend to trace the rise of an aloof cosmopolitanism and distancing narrative strategies, this volume calls attention to the personalizing impulse in nineteenth-century literary form, investigating the deeply personal reflections on individual and national identities. In her book, Dr. Pond leads the reader through homes of the urban poor, wandering the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, loitering in suburban neighborhoods, riding the railway, and touring a country estate. Readers will experience how the ordinary can be enchanting, and how the mundane can be unexpected, discovering a new way of thinking about strangers and their influence on our lives. Through an examination of the short and long fictional forms of Martineau, Dickens, Brontë, Gaskell, and Braddon, this study locates the figure of the stranger as a powerful topos in the story Victorian literature and the ethics of social relations. This book will be ideal for those seeking to understand the dynamics of the stranger in Victorian fiction as a figure for understanding the changing dynamics of social relations in England in the early nineteenth century.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000990087
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Tracing the origins of how we think about strangers to the Victorian period, Strangers and the Enchantment of Space in Victorian Fiction, 1830-1865 explores the vital role strangers had in shaping social relations during the cultural transformations of the industrial revolution, transportation technologies, and globalization. While studies of nineteenth-century Britain tend to trace the rise of an aloof cosmopolitanism and distancing narrative strategies, this volume calls attention to the personalizing impulse in nineteenth-century literary form, investigating the deeply personal reflections on individual and national identities. In her book, Dr. Pond leads the reader through homes of the urban poor, wandering the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, loitering in suburban neighborhoods, riding the railway, and touring a country estate. Readers will experience how the ordinary can be enchanting, and how the mundane can be unexpected, discovering a new way of thinking about strangers and their influence on our lives. Through an examination of the short and long fictional forms of Martineau, Dickens, Brontë, Gaskell, and Braddon, this study locates the figure of the stranger as a powerful topos in the story Victorian literature and the ethics of social relations. This book will be ideal for those seeking to understand the dynamics of the stranger in Victorian fiction as a figure for understanding the changing dynamics of social relations in England in the early nineteenth century.