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Ireland's trees : myths, legends and folklore /

By: Mac Coitir, Niall [author.].
Contributor(s): Langrishe, Grania [illustrator.].
Publisher: Wilton, Cork : The Collins Press, 2015, (2018)Description: viii, 231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 1848892489; 9781848892484:; 9781848892484.Subject(s): Trees -- Ireland -- Folklore | Trees -- Ireland | Irish language -- To 1100 | Ogham alphabet | Trees -- Mythology -- Ireland | Plants -- Ireland -- Folklore | Plants -- Mythology -- IrelandDDC classification: 398.368 MAC
Contents:
Introduction -- Aspects of tree folklore -- Folklore of the trees: Birch ; Rowan ; Alder ; Willow ; Cherry ; Hawthorn ; Oak ; Holly ; Hazel ; Whitebeam ; Apple ; Buckthorn ; Furze ; Broom ; Blackthorn ; Elder ; Pine ; Ash ; Elm ; Aspen ; Yew ; Spindle ; Juniper ; Arbutus -- Ogham : the Gaelic tree alphabet -- An Ogham tree calendar -- The months as contrasting pairs -- Postscript : the universal inspiration of trees -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Ireland was once so heavily wooded it was said a squirrel could travel from Cork to Killarney without touching the ground. Many myths and legends and much folklore associated with native Irish trees persist to this day and they are gathered together in this book.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 398.368 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0089602
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index.

Introduction -- Aspects of tree folklore -- Folklore of the trees: Birch ; Rowan ; Alder ; Willow ; Cherry ; Hawthorn ; Oak ; Holly ; Hazel ; Whitebeam ; Apple ; Buckthorn ; Furze ; Broom ; Blackthorn ; Elder ; Pine ; Ash ; Elm ; Aspen ; Yew ; Spindle ; Juniper ; Arbutus -- Ogham : the Gaelic tree alphabet -- An Ogham tree calendar -- The months as contrasting pairs -- Postscript : the universal inspiration of trees -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.

Ireland was once so heavily wooded it was said a squirrel could travel from Cork to Killarney without touching the ground. Many myths and legends and much folklore associated with native Irish trees persist to this day and they are gathered together in this book.

Plant names also in Irish and Latin.

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