By Niall Mac Coitir,Gordon D'Arcy
ISBN-10: 1848892470
ISBN-13: 9781848892477
ISBN-10: 1848892985
ISBN-13: 9781848892989
Birds were a part of our tradition for hundreds of thousands of years. they've got encouraged poets and painters, and have in lots of legends and position names. right here Niall Mac Coitir presents a complete examine the mythology, legends and folklore of Irish birds, either wild and family. He provides a variety of points of fowl folklore, resembling fairy birds, birds of striking tune or good looks, birds within the Brehon legislation and in early Irish poetry, and legends, equivalent to the kids of Lir being become swans and the way the banshee frequently seemed within the kind of a crow, are featured. The birds are awarded in seasonal order dependent both on their migratory behavior, for instance the cuckoo in summer time, or on their cultural institutions, akin to the robin at Christmas. additionally explored is how birds are frequently strong symbols of varied virtues and characteristics, corresponding to the goose, that is an emblem of watchfulness and bravado. Written with mind's eye and exuberance, this mixture of ordinary heritage, mythology and folklore will entertain and enlighten all drawn to the birds of Ireland.
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Ireland's Birds – Myths, Legends & Folklore by Niall Mac Coitir,Gordon D'Arcy
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