The Aran and Blasket Islands have been a source of inspiration for writers and artists. Folklorist Sean O'Sullivan presents a selection of folktales, told in the natural idiom of the Seanchai or storyteller who handed his stock of tales down to the next generation.

Island Stories: Tales and Legends from the West

O'Sullivan, Maurice

Curriculum Development Unit

O'FLAHERTY, Liam.

Synge, J.M.

Obrien Press

C'Sullivan, Maurice

C'Flaherty, Liam

Literature & Fiction

OʼBrien Press

A colorful and warlike people, constantly on the move, the Celts spread from Central Europe to Ireland, bringing with them their beliefs and customs, new crafts and skills, tools and weapons of iron and a Celtic language. Here we explore their home life, work, political structures and leisure. Illustrated with photographs of Celtic artifacts, maps, and superb, archaeologically-informed reconstruction drawings of Celtic life. Originally written by the Curriculum Development Unit of Trinity College and the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee, this book has been a favourite of adults and children for over ten years. Tourists and native alike have found it invaluable for brief yet detailed information.

Celtic Way of Life (Exploring)

History

Europe

Inishmore, Inishmaan, Inisheer: wild, isolated, starkly beautiful and of great historical importance. Lying in the Atlantic Ocean off Galway Bay, the Aran Islands are a place apart. Here island life has preserved many aspects of Irish culture - its language, customs and traditions. These islands bear witness to events from earliest times and have experienced Celtic occupation, the arrival of Christianity, invasions, sieges, famine and evictions. This history is evident in the massive Iron Age forts, the Early Christian ruins, and in the literature, songs and images from these 'three stepping stones out of Europe'. A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated introduction to and lasting memento of these unique islands.

The Aran Islands: A World of Stone: History, Traditions, Landscape, Stories

Fitzgerald, Mairead Ashe

Viking Settlement to Medieval Dublin

Irish Books & Media

A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated introduction to Ireland's Aran Islands. Lying in the Atlantic Ocean off Galway Bay, the Aran Islands are a place apart. Here island life has preserved many aspects of Irish culture - its language, customs and traditions. These islands bear witness to events from earliest times and have experienced Celtic occupation, the arrival of Christianity, invasions, sieges, famine, and evictions.

The Aran Islands: At the Edge of the World

Reference

The O'Brien Press

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