Irish Folk History: Tales from the North

by Henry Glassie

Made of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of Ulster, Irish Folk History is, in essence, the people's own statement of their past. In story, song, and spontaneous essay, these texts, selected from Passing the Time in Ballymenone , tell of the coming of Christianity, of endless war, of the hardships and delights of rural life.

During a time of trouble, Henry Glassie came into a community of active story-tellers in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, and in this book he sets their voices—their chuckles, whispers, and anger—before us. The words of Hugh Nolan, Michael Boyle, of Peter Flanagan, Hugh Patrick Owens, and their neighbors, echo from the page to present a tale that is at once the story of their tiny community and the story of all of Ireland.

Genres: Ireland

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Kris Donaldson · Rating 4 out of 5]

such an enjoyable read. I wish this was a more common genre of book I could read from for all over the world. I feel like I have such an intimate idea of the area and people from such a small book.