Mythical Ireland : new light on the ancient past
Murphy, Anthony (Journalist)2021
Books, Manuscripts
'Mythical Ireland' embodies the search for a soul among Ireland's ancient ruins, and is an attempt to retrieve something of deeper import from 5,000-year-old megalithic monuments and their associated myths. The book represents a fascinating and engaging journey through time, landscape and the human spirit. Dealing with archaeology, interpretive mythography, cosmology and cosmogony, the book attempts to grapple with a core meaning, something beyond the functional interpretations of academia. In this revised and expanded edition, Anthony Murphy delves further into the many enthralling aspects of this journey. Just how much knowledge did locals have of the secrets of Newgrange before it was excavated? Who is the Cailleach, the ancient hag goddess whose image is ubiquitous in the ancient landscape? What happened to make Ireland's Stonehenge disappear from the landscape?
Main title:
Mythical Ireland : new light on the ancient past / Anthony Murphy.
Author:
Murphy, Anthony (Journalist), author
Edition:
Revised and expanded edition.
Imprint:
Dublin : The Liffey Press, 2021.
Collation:
350 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781838359331 (pbk)
Dewey class:
398.209415398.2094
LC class:
GR153.5
Language:
English
BRN:
2998161