Overview
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? Who were the first kings of Tara? What were the indigenous Irish myths about the Milky Way? Did someone try to steal the Tara Brooch? Why are there myths in Ireland about ?ooded towns and cities? Lavishly illustrated with exquisite photographs of the Irish landscape and ancient monuments, Mythical Ireland represents a personal and yet universal journey, a quest to reimagine the shrines as empowering and transformative sacred places. Murphy invokes the druids and poets of the Boyne and thus the sídhe of the ancient texts are reawakened for a modern and turbulent world.This book 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. AUTHOR: Anthony Murphy is a journalist and the author of four books. He lives in Drogheda, County Louth and manages the website www.mythicalireland.com. 160 colour illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Anthony Murphy
Publisher: The Liffey Press
Imprint: The Liffey Press
ISBN: 9781838359331
ISBN 10: 1838359338
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 22 October 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Lavishly illustrated with exquisite photographs of the Irish landscape and ancient monuments [making this an] inherently fascinating, impressively informative, exceptionally well written, and beautifully illustrated volume.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""
""Lavishly illustrated with exquisite photographs of the Irish landscape and ancient monuments [making this an] inherently fascinating, impressively informative, exceptionally well written, and beautifully illustrated volume.""-- ""Midwest Book Review""
Author Information
Anthony Murphy is a journalist and author of four books. He manages the website www.mythicalireland.com
