Irish trees : myths, legends and folklore / Niall Mac Coitir ; original watercolours by Grania Langrishe.
By: Mac Coitir, Niall.
Contributor(s): Langrishe, Grania.
Material type: BookPublisher: Doughcloyne, Wilton, Cork : Collins Press, 2003Description: viii, 231 p. [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1903464331; 9781903464335.Subject(s): Trees -- Ireland -- Folklore | Trees -- Symbolic aspects -- Ireland | Trees -- Ireland -- Religious aspects | Ogham alphabet -- IrelandDDC classification: 398.209415Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 398.209415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00113514 | ||
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General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 398.209415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 23/02/2024 | 00065377 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book gathers together the myths, legends and folklore associated with the native Irish trees. The folklore has two main themes: the tree as a marker of important places such as a royal site or holy well, and the role of different trees as sources of magical power in folk customs and superstitions.
Bibliography: (pages 221-226) and index.
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 calender -- The months as contrasting pairs -- Postscrpt-the universal inspiration of trees.
CIT Module BIOL 7019 - Core reading.