Stories from the Sea

Legends, Adventures and Tragedies of Ireland's Coast

von Jo Kerrigan

288 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Coast legends reveal storms, shipwrecks, and maritime stories shaping Ireland's communities.Ireland is an island nation, inextricably linked with and dependent upon the sea which surrounds us. From earliest times, ships from distant lands have brought goods, ideas, invaders, influencers. Our legends, and particularly the imramma or magical Otherworld voyage tales, show how deep our involvement with the ocean goes.Jo Kerrigan has discovered and retold tales from all around the Irish coast of storms, shipwrecks, pirate attacks and smuggling, as well as shipping stories, both of long distance trading and the little boats which took supplies from major harbours to smaller communities.The sea has an enduring fascination: let Jo's tales and Richard Mills' evocative photographs transport you to the coast to rediscover the tales gathered over the centuries by its communities.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Besondere Ereignisse und Themen Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781788492058
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.11.2021
• Größe: 218 x 137 mm
• Verlag: O'Brien Press
• Fotos von: Richard Mills