Dances of Ireland

Peadar O'Rafferty (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1914311124 / ISBN 13: 9781914311123

Published by David Leonard, 2021

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Dances of Ireland | Peadar O'Rafferty (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2021 | David Leonard | EAN 9781914311123 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dances of Ireland
• Publisher: David Leonard
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1914311124
• ISBN 13: 9781914311123
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 209W x 132H x 7D millimeters 209 millimeters width by 132 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 170 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

On the Eve of May Day, one of the great Celtic feasts, the people, moving in lines, were wont to urge their cattle between two fires that they might be purified and preserved during the coming year. And since nothing dies harder than tradition, it may well be that, long after their significance was forgotten, these ancient ceremonial line-movements developed into the forms of the 'Rinnce Fada' and 'The Hey' still danced in the Ireland of today.

For over three centuries after the Tudor wars everything Irish was forbidden, and dancing, like all the other peaceful arts, suffered a decline. Some dances were irretrievably lost, but, largely by the efforts of the Gaelic League, others have been recovered and revived. Step notations and music for several of these, including the famous 'Rinnce Fada', are given here with four coloured plates of costumes.

Peadar O'Rafferty, founder of Lambeg Irish Folk Dance Society and for many years instructor to Malone Training School, was a pioneer of the folk-dancing revival in Belfast. His son, Gerald, has frequently acted as adjudicator at Irish musical festivals.