Locating Irish Folklore: Tradition, Modernity, Identity

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Cork University Press, 2000 - History - 228 pages
This much-anticipated study brings new level of sophistication to the study of Irish folklore and provides a source for other disciplines to negotiate the area with greater understanding.

 

Contents

Towards a Concept of Folklore
32
Folklore and Nationbuilding
63
Irish Pioneers
94
The Gaelicization of Folklore
114
Folklore and Poverty
142
From Folklore to Popular Culture and Beyond?
165
Notes and references
185
Select Bibliography
207
Index
221
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