The Age of the Myth lives on in Ireland -- in folktales and literature, in place-names and language, in ceremonies and monuments. Author Michael Dames has walked through each of Ireland's four provinces to discover the places at the center of Irish myth and legend, visiting focal mythic sites such as St. Patrick's Purgatory in Ulster, Lough Gur in Munster, and Dublin in Leinster. Exploring Ireland's complex and fascinating history, Dames also includes the fifth province; "Mide" or "center, " whose midst comprises a mass of prehistoric sites aligned with solar-lunar events.This book illuminates the ongoing concerns of myth-that of conservation and recurrence. Breathtaking photography throughout reminds the reader that while the ancestral roots of Ireland are ever prevalent, the increasing need for ecological reform is timely.
- ISBN10 1862045461
- ISBN13 9781862045460
- Publish Date 1 November 1999
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Thorsons
- Edition Illustrated edition
- Format Paperback
- Language English