| Old Days, Old Ways: An Illustrated Folk History of Ireland Contributor(s): Sharkey, Olive (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815602189 ISBN-13: 9780815602187 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Series: Irish Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.93" W x 8.69" (0.56 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Olive Sharkey is the daughter of farmers in the midlands of Ireland. 'I belong to a family which was the last in our district to relinquish the old ways on the land and in the home, ' she says. Her research brought her to folk museums throughout Ireland and 'into the homes of fascinating elderly folk with surprisingly clear memories.' The daily and seasonal rhythms of life and work 'in the ould days' is recaptured, from building thehouse and turning the sod for a new crop, to saving the hay and burying the dead. |