{"product_id":"irish-folk-history-tales-from-the-north-paperback","title":"Irish Folk History: Tales from the North - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Glassie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of Ulster, \u003ci\u003eIrish Folk History\u003c\/i\u003e is, in essence, the people's own statement of their past. In story, song, and spontaneous essay, these texts, selected from \u003ci\u003ePassing the Time in Ballymenone\u003c\/i\u003e, tell of the coming of Christianity, of endless war, of the hardships and delights of rural life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring a time of trouble, Henry Glassie came into a community of active story-tellers in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, and in this book he sets their voices--their chuckles, whispers, and anger--before us. The words of Hugh Nolan, Michael Boyle, of Peter Flanagan, Hugh Patrick Owens, and their neighbors, echo from the page to present a tale that is at once the story of their tiny community and the story of all of Ireland.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore and codirector of the Turkish Studies Program at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.96 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1982\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42375759495303,"sku":"9780812211238","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c9bee5c580f23d4bbecc970f240789ff.webp?v=1740557157","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/irish-folk-history-tales-from-the-north-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}