Sligo Folk Tales

Joe McGowan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2015
Nonsuch Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84588-836-7 (ISBN)

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For the devotee of Irish heritage, mythology or folklore, County Sligo has everything. From the Curlew mountains in the south, where Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill defeated an English army under Sir Conyers Clifford, to Benbulben’s slopes in the north, where St Colmcille battled the High King of Ireland, every hill and valley is linked by the gossamer threads of myth, folklore and legend. These stories, some age-old legends and fantastical myths, some amusing anecdotes and cautionary tales, are a heady mix of the bloodthirsty, funny and passionate and a selection of the best are retold here by writer and local historian Joe McGowan. In these pages you will find little-known anecdotes of the traditional ways of Sligo’s residents, their customs and superstitions; you will find stories of epic battles and heroic deeds; and you will also hear the fantastical accounts of mythical creatures, faeries, witches and the ghosts of Connacht itself.

Joe McGowan is a professional storyteller and author who has been recording the old lore of the Irish countryside for the last 40 years. His short stories, cameos of Irish life both past and present, feature frequently in magazines, on local radio, and on RTE. His previously published works include Echoes of a Savage Land, Land of Destiny, and Sligo.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.7.2015
Zusatzinfo	30 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Historische Romane
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84588-836-7 / 1845888367
ISBN-13	978-1-84588-836-7 / 9781845888367
Zustand	Neuware