The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland [Kindle Edition]

Blackwell Amy Hackney (Author)

Book Description

More than 20 million Americans claim some sort of Irish heritage. But how much do you really know about this amazing country? Forget about shamrocks, leprechauns, and all that blarney--this book is a concise and authoritative guide that dispels the myths and tells the true stories of the Irish. Highlights include:

• Who St. Patrick really was
• The story behind "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
• Scandals in the Irish church
• Coming to America and the real gangs of New York
• The spooky truth behind changelings, leprechauns, and fairies

Complete with an Irish language primer and pronunciation guide, this book is an informative pot of gold for everyone who loves the Irish!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ryan Hackney received his BA and MA in the History of Science from Harvard University. He has written for Let's Go guides to Britain, Europe, and Ecuador, and he edited Let's Go Ireland. He also got engaged in Ireland (to an American) and has an Irish-Canadian bulldog named Chaucey.

Amy Hackney Blackwell graduated from Duke University with degrees in History and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, with a concentration in the history and literature of the British Isles. She received an MA in Early Modern European History from Vanderbilt.

Product Details

• File Size: 382 KB
• Print Length: 258 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1440506078
• Publisher: Adams Media (December 18, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004GUSDGS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,647 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Best read on the Fire March 13, 2012

By T. Chase

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This book is best read on the Kindle Fire. It does not have illustrations, yet it is chock-full of historical facts that just cry out for pictures. If you have a Fire, you can easily find those pictures on Google or Wikipedia as you read. If you're reading on a Kindle Keyboard or Touch, you'll be missing half the joy of the book. Fortunately, everything the author describes about Ireland's history is well illustrated on the net, so if you do have a Fire and get this, keep your lookup finger handy. In the first three pages I found 6 different things to look up, all of which were successfully illustrated on the net.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A POT OF GOLD March 13, 2012

By RJ Parker TOP 500 REVIEWER

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THE MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND LORE OF IRELAND is a fascinating book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is an excellent history of Ireland. It relates how the feud started with the Protestants and the Catholics (Orange and the Green), the gaelic language, their culture, music and heritage. My grandparents came from Ireland and settled in another small island called Newfoundland in Canada. Newfoundlanders and Irish share the same music and accent. If ya got Irish blood in ya, you will love this book. Highly recommended...better than a history book.

Updated March 15..to the person who left a one star review - how can you review a book after reading only a few pages? The facts in this book is solid and you would need to read the book in order to appreciate this brilliant Irish history book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Ultimately Disappointed January 7, 2013

By booklove

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The title of this work is "The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland," but there's hardly any of that in this book. And while the info presented was interesting, it had very little to do with what was promised. This book reads like a history textbook, briefly touching on the main elements of Ireland's religious, political, and ethnic culture without actually revealing anything beyond what's available on Wikipedia. I'd hoped the book actually had actual stories from Ireland's rich treasure trove of myths, legends and lore, but alas, I was ultimately disappointed.

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