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Stories from the Sea
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 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction page 09
Chapter The Sea Carried Them 11
Chapter Raiders, Traders, Pirates 61
Chapter Making a Living From the Sea 97
Chapter Build That Boat Lives Depend On It 127
Chapter Storms and Shipwrecks 179
Chapter No Moon The Smuggling Game 211
Chapter Travelling Far From Home 241
Chapter Ireland Calling 271
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 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction page 09
Chapter The Sea Carried Them 11
Chapter Raiders, Traders, Pirates 61
Chapter Making a Living From the Sea 97
Chapter Build That Boat Lives Depend On It 127
Chapter Storms and Shipwrecks 179
Chapter No Moon The Smuggling Game 211
Chapter Travelling Far From Home 241
Chapter Ireland Calling 271
- GenresNonfictionHistoryIreland
283 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2021
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