The book is an insight into the storytelling that was prevalent in the homes of Donegal where I was born, before the advent of television.The Seanchais (storytellers) were the method of entertainment, and the stories would be repeated word for word, to the delight and trepidation of the listener.I have endeavoured to record some of these myths and legends that are part of a receding way of life. In these rural areas of Donegal, pre-Christian beliefs were, and are, hidden beneath a veil of Christianity. Beneath this surface of conformity there lies our beliefs of the past, masked by rejection and denial.
The book is an insight into the storytelling that was prevalent in the homes of Donegal where I was born, before the advent of television.The Seanchais (storytellers) were the method of entertainment, and the stories would be repeated word for word, to the delight and trepidation of the listener.I have endeavoured to record some of these myths and legends that are part of a receding way of life. In these rural areas of Donegal, pre-Christian beliefs were, and are, hidden beneath a veil of Christianity. Beneath this surface of conformity there lies our beliefs of the past, masked by rejection and denial.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
First published in Ireland in 1906, 'The Humours of Donegal' is a collection of stories and sketches drawing on the author's experiences growing up in County Donegal. With humour and insight,...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
Donegal Memories is a memoir of life in rural Ireland in the mid-twentieth century. James N. Johnston paints a vivid picture of his childhood in Donegal, evoking the landscape, the language, and the...
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