Ireland's Ghosts, Legends, and Lore
There's no clear-cut beginning or end between the conclusion of paganism and the beginning of Christianity in Ireland. The old gods lingered, but the Celtic Church was established, thanks to St. Patrick, by the fifth century in Ireland. Stirring Irish tales of demons and banshees, restless dead, and magical beasts were written down by Christian scribes centuries later. Christianity did not lead to happiness on this island, however. Its history has been dominated by its striving for independence from Great Britain. Its beautiful, but bleak, landscape of ruined castles, devastated abbeys, prehistoric stone circles, and foggy bogs contain many v…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7643-4508-1
- EAN: 9780764345081
- Produktnummer: 14758051
- Verlag: Schiffer Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.2 cm 308 g
- Abbildungen: 34 color photos
- Gewicht: 308
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E. Ashley Rooney has written a number of books in recent years on architecture for Schiffer Publishing. This is her second book exploring barns redone.
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