<p>Ancient Irish Legends' is a re-telling of some of the best-loved and most famous tales of ancient Ireland. From the 'Children of Lir' to 'Diarmuid and Grainne' to 'The Salmon of Knowledge' and 'Oisin in Tir na nOg', Padraic O'Farrell re-introduces us to these classic stories of the Celtic past. Other books by Padraic O'Farrell Irish Fairy Tales Irish Saints Irish Surnames</p>

Ancient Irish Legends

Politics & Social Sciences

Padraic O'Farrell

Social Sciences

Gill & MacMillan, Limited

This is a popular guide to most common Irish surnames. It explains the origins of the Murphys and the Kellys and the McCarthys, recalls famous people who bore the name, tells of those parts of the country where each name is most common and explains the derivation or remote origins of Irish family names. This is a handy one-stop shop for visitors to Ireland and also for Irish people who wish to learn more about the surnames that we bear. This book appears as part of a well-established and popular series which includes Irish Saints , Irish Superstitions , Irish Proverbs and Irish Fairy Tales. Other books by Padraic O'Farrell Ancient Irish Legends Irish Fairy Tales Irish Saints.

Irish surnames

Gill Macmillan Ltd

This collection of Irish customs deals with such subjects as love and marriage; farming and fair days; food and drink; prayers and superstitions: the whole gamut of life as lived in traditional Ireland. The author notes that many customs are disappearing in a fast-changing Ireland, but that many others survive. As he notes in his Introduction to this little book: "Before one Christmas past, I participated in a television discussion and felt obliged to take issue with a lady who claimed that the Christmas candle burning in a window was a thing of the past. At least three houses in the small avenue in which I live, my own included, still observe the custom. Just a few months ago, I purchased a car in a midland garage. When the deal was made and I paid over the agreed sum, the vendor handed me back a Euro20 'luck penny'. As the custom required, I 'dry spat' on it (hygiene disallowed the full treatment!). Passing near the delightful town of Inistioge in County Kilkenny a few days later, I noticed a gaily decorated May Bush on the roadside." The survival and continuation of such folk customs is a cause for celebration. This book recalls them in the popular style that Padraic O'Farrell has made all his own.

Irish Customs

The blacksmith of Ballinalee, Seán Mac Eoin

Uisneach Press

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