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Irish superstitions
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- Book Synopsis
- Do you know why it is considered unlucky to meet a barefooted man? Start a journey on the tenth of November? Get married on a Saturday? Irish country people believed that fairies were always present among them and that around the next corner or in the very next clump of thistles there might well be somebody lurking who would lead them to the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow. Fairies were good to mortals who observed the superstitions, e.g. those which called for leaving them food, not throwing out water without first shouting a warning on them, and so on. Irish Superstitions is a quirky reflection of the Irish customs. Going to work, to sea, to weddings, wakes - at all of these there are fascinating customs to be observed.
- About The Author
- Padraic O'Farrell was a senior army officer who lived in Mullingar. He was born in County Kildare in 1932. He published 23 books, including Proverbs and Sayings: Gems of Irish Wisdom, Irish Rogues, Rascals and Scoundrels and How the Irish Speak English. He also scripted revues for professionals and amateurs and writes features and theatre reviews for various publications including The Irish Times, Theatre Ireland, Irish Stage and Screen and Etudes Irlandaises.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781781176931
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Mercier Press, (15 February 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 150 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 139 x 108 x 17 mm
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