What does it mean if your right ear is warm? Or if you see a fox cross your path? Or if you see a red-headed woman? Which tree was always considered a good luck symbol in Ireland, with a branch often being kept in a cow byre to ensure a good milk yield? The answer to these and hundreds of other questions are contained in this unique collection of Irish superstitions. Daithi O hOgain deals with both traditional and contemporary beliefs concerning the human body and the natural world. Some superstitions are universal, some unique to Ireland. All are fascinating. Other books by Daithi O'hOgain Historic Ireland.

Irish Superstitions

Politics & Social Sciences

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Social Sciences

Irish Books & Medi

Compiled by Ireland's leading folklorist, Daithi O hOgain, Ireland's People and Places takes the reader from the Blackstairs Mountains to Killybegs, from horse fairs in Co. Cork to the grand tour of Dublin Castle, from mummers and strawboys to racing at Punchestown and hurling in Croke Park. Each doublepage spread is illustrated with full colour photography. It provides an attractive yet authoritative overview of Iereland's cultural heritage.

Ireland

Gill Macmillan Ltd

The first modern study of prehistoric religion in Ireland to draw on the combined evidence of archaeology, literature and folklore to illuminate practice and belief from the earliest human habitation in the island down to the advent of Christianity in the fifth century AD. An excellent book... a highly accessible and lively assessment of continuity and change in belief and religion from pre-Celtic times through to the arrival of St Patrick. ...A fine book and to be recommended to a wide readership, especially to all those who think that Irish history started in 1601. IRISH STUDIES REVIEW

The Sacred Isle: Belief and Religion in Pre-Christian Ireland

History

Ancient Civilizations

Boydell Press

The Celts were one of the most important population groups to spread across the ancient European continent. From 800BC to 1050AD their story is one of expanding power and influence followed by contraction and near extinction. Drawing on all possible sources of evidence, from archaeological remains of ancient Greece and Rome to surviving cultural influences, Daithi O hOgain outlines the history of the people known as Celts. He follows the evolution of their culture as it gained strength on its two-thousand-year passage through Europe. The influence of the Celts is far more widespread than its fragmented survival in the outer fringes of western Europe indicates; this once important culture is still a vital component of European civilisation and heritage, from east to west. In tracing the course of the history of the Celts, O hOgain shows how far-reaching their influence has been. Dáithí O hOgáin is Associate Professor of Irish Folklore at University College Dublin. A recognised authority on Celtic folklore and history, he has lectured widely and contributed to many radio and TV programmes on Irish literature and cultural history. He is the author of The Sacred Isle: Pre-Christian Religion in Ireland.

The Celts: A History

Religion & Spirituality

The definitive reference book on Ireland's cultural and religious heritage.Ireland has one of the finest cultural heritages and a standard reference book combining the related subjects of folklore, myth, legend and romance is long overdue. There are 350 substantial entries, in alphabetical order from Abán, a 6th-century saint, to Weather, all with full references to sources, a synopsis of relevant stories, and discussion of their origin, nature and development. These are complimented by a genre-list of material under various headings, such as Mythical Lore, Fianna Cycle, Ulster Cycle, King Cycles, Peoples and Traditions, Religious Lore, and Folk Custom and Belief. There is also a wealth of genealogical detail, indicating how historical and social circumstances have influenced the growth and spread of Irish lore. DAITHI O HOGAIN, Associate Professor of Irish Folklore at University College Dublin, was an international authority on folklore and traditional literature.

The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopaedia of Myth, Legend and Romance

Ireland has one of the finest cultural heritages and a standard reference book combining the related subjects of folklore, myth, legend and romance is long overdue. There are 350 substantial entries, in alphabetical order from Abán, a 6th-century saint, to Weather, all with full references to sources, a synopsis of relevant stories, and discussion of their origin, nature and development. These are complimented by a genre-list of material under various headings, such as Mythical Lore, Fianna Cycle, Ulster Cycle, King Cycles, Peoples and Traditions, Religious Lore, and Folk Custom and Belief. There is also a wealth of genealogical detail, indicating how historical and social circumstances have influenced the growth and spread of Irish lore. DAITHI O HOGAIN, Associate Professor of Irish Folklore at University College Dublin, was an international authority on folklore and traditional literature.

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Irish Superstitions

Ireland

The Sacred Isle: Belief and Religion in Pre-Christian Ireland

The Celts: A History

The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopaedia of Myth, Legend and Romance

The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopaedia of Myth, Legend and Romance