Ancient monuments, legends and folklore interpreted to illuminate the realities of prehistoric Irish belief.
DAITHI O Hogain was Professor of Folklore at University College Dublin..
The Triumph of Christianity.
The Rites of Sovereignty .
The Society of the Gods .
The Teachings of the Druids .
The Druids and their Practices .
Basic Tenets in the Iron Age .
CONTENTS Pre-Celtic Cultures .
Drawing evidence from these varied sources, he arrives at a balanced picture of a society and its beliefs which have alltoo often been the subject of conjecture and fancy.
Yeats and Seamus Heaney in our own century, but what do we know of the realities of ancient Irish belief? Daithi O hOgain\'s book approaches the question by studying archaeological remains such as tumuli, stone henges and circular enclosures and analysing the rich materials that have been handed down both in the great cycles of Irish heroic tales and the humblebut significant survivals of modern folklore, for instance the traditions associated with wells and springs.
The myths and legends of prehistoric Ireland have inspired writers through the ages, down to W.
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Ancient monuments, legends and folklore interpreted to illuminate the realities of prehistoric Irish belief
