The Sacred Isle
Belief and Religion in Pre-Christian Ireland
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
259 Pages, ISBN 978 0 851 15856 3
Published by The Boydell Press - The Collins Press, 1999
Published by The Boydell Press - The Collins Press, 1999
- A clear and comprehensive survey of the lore and rituals of pre-Christian Ireland
- Combines the evidence from folklore, early literature and archaeology to establish ancient views of the otherworlds and its interface with human life.
- Commences with the earliest known settlements in Ireland and proceeds to a discussion of druidic teaching and practice, as far as the introduction of Christianity.
- Sheds light on the connections between ideas, narratives and material artefacts.
- Detailed with copious notes and supplemented with an outstanding bibliography
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin is Associate Professor of Irish Folklore at
University College Dublin. Previous bestsellers by this authority on Celtic and Irish folklore include Irish
Superstitions (1995), Myth, Legend and Romance - an Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition (1990).
Cover picture: The Corleck Head, courtesy the National Museum of Ireland
(The text above comes from the back of the book)