Irish Customs and Rituals: How Our Ancestors Celebrated Life and the Seasons - Softcover

McGarry, Dr Marion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786050951 ISBN 13: 9781786050953

Publisher: Red Stripe Press, 2020

Synopsis

Irish Customs and Rituals explores old Irish customs and beliefs, particularly those surrounding the major annual calendar events and notable days in the rural folk and religious calendar. It also examines customs and rituals of major life events alongside spirituality, well-being and the supernatural.

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About the Author

Dr Marion McGarry has been a lecturer since 2004 at the National Centre of Excellence for Furniture Design and Manufacture, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in Ireland. Prior to this she worked in furniture design in Ireland and the UK for a decade. She has a Master’s degree in History of Art and Architecture and a PhD specialising in Irish heritage architecture and cultural identity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Stripe Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786050951
• ISBN 13: 9781786050953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170