Myth And The Irish State
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Myth And The Irish State
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Author : John M. Regan
language : en
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Release Date : 2013-12-03
Myth And The Irish State written by John M. Regan and has been published by Irish Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-03 with History categories.
When we read a history we believe ourselves to be reading cold, hard, facts of the events that took place and how they occurred. But there is no real, truthful way to know the approach our historian has taken with the historical sources. This book deals with the uncertainty in writing history in the context of Irish history in particular. Regan argues in this book that the notion of elision, simply ignoring unhelpful evidence, threatens Irish history today. Regan believes that some historians have ignored unhelpful facts that perhaps do not further their point or perhaps contradict them altogether. Each chapter focuses on a period of Irish history that Regan believes to be inconsistent or incomplete in its facts. He asks the controversial questions about the period of history such as why do some historians deny or marginalise the British threat of war and re-conquest in 1922?, why do so many Irish historians describe Michael Collins as a constitutionalist or a democrat when the evidence argues otherwise? Was the Irish Civil War really fought between democrats defending the state, against dictators attempting its overthrow? Did the new state briefly experience a military-dictatorship under Collins in 1922? Thinking historically is not about learning history or accepting the past as it is presented to us it is, as Regan argues in his thought-provoking work, about developing the critical skills to interpret history for ourselves.
Myth And The Irish State
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Author : John M. Regan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-12-31
Myth And The Irish State written by John M. Regan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-31 with History categories.
When we read a history, we believe ourselves to be reading cold hard facts about the events that took place and how they occurred. Yet, there is no real truthful way to know the approach that the historian has taken with the historical sources. This book deals with the uncertainty in writing history, in the context of Irish history in particular. Author John M. Regan argues that the notion of elision - simply ignoring unhelpful evidence - threatens Irish history today. Regan believes that some historians have ignored unhelpful facts that perhaps do not further their point, or perhaps contradict them altogether. Each chapter of the book focuses on a period of Irish history that Regan believes to be inconsistent or incomplete in its facts. He asks the controversial questions about the period of history, such as: Why do some historians deny or marginalize the British threat of war and re-conquest in 1922? Why do so many Irish historians describe Michael Collins as a 'constitutionalist' or a 'democrat' when the evidence argues otherwise? Was the Irish Civil War really fought between 'democrats' defending the state against 'dictators' attempting its overthrow? Did the new state briefly experience a military-dictatorship under Collins in 1922? 'Thinking historically' is not about learning history or accepting the past as it is presented to us. It is, as Regan argues in this thought-provoking book, about developing the critical skills to interpret history for ourselves. As commemorations approach, this is a timely and provocative debate, discussing the uses and abuses of public history and the role of the historian in interpreting controversial histories.
Education And Celtic Myth
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Author : Pádraic Frehan
language : en
Publisher: Brill
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Education And Celtic Myth written by Pádraic Frehan and has been published by Brill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
The book examines one aspect of the national self-image of Ireland as it was trans-generationally transmitted in the Irish National School environment through the medium of the Celtic mythology tales. Celtic mythology embodied a unique Irishness without being contentious in the wider social and political spheres and the texts had the capability to impart a national self-image, a character and ideological model for the young generation to follow and exemplify, while concurrently act as a sanctuary in which a unique, neutral, Irish self-past and contemporary self-image could be connected to. From 1922 onwards a state-run National School curriculum was set up to propagate a national ideal through the teaching of the Irish language, Irish history and a rekindled awareness of Ireland’s unique past. The mythology tales were employed to portray this unique past and their inclusion in the textbooks provided a platform for the policies of the inculcation of national pride, self-respect and self-image in the Irish nation, official government and Department policy following the Second National Programme Conference and Report in 1926. The aim of this book is an imagological one focusing on what made these tales ideological. The study incorporates a triangular approach: contextual, intertextual and textual. It is at the point of intersection between 4 specialisms: the historical study of Irish nationalism; the history of culture and education in 20th century Ireland; imagology and corpus linguistics. The conclusions drawn are based upon factual, statistical information garnered from the analyses conducted on the corpus and utilise information that is concrete and not hypothetical. This volume is of interest for all those working in Irish school literature, Irish studies – especially cultural, intellectual and educational history of Ireland, imagology and European studies.
Myths And Folk Lore Of Ireland Classic Reprint
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Author : Jeremiah Curtin
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-09-15
Myths And Folk Lore Of Ireland Classic Reprint written by Jeremiah Curtin and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-15 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland Any one who reads the myth tales contained in this volume will find that they are well preserved. At first thought it may seem quite wonderful that tales of this kind should be found in such condi tion while the whole body of tales are passing away so rapidly; on examination, however, this will appear not only reasonable, but as the inevi table outcome Of the political and social condition Of the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Lore Of Ireland
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Author : Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Lore Of Ireland written by Dáithí Ó hÓgáin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Reference categories.
The definitive reference book on Ireland's cultural and religious heritage.
Saga And Myth In Ancient Ireland
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Author : Gerard Murphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Saga And Myth In Ancient Ireland written by Gerard Murphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
Discrimination In Northern Ireland 1920 1939
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Author : John O’Brien
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-12-14
Discrimination In Northern Ireland 1920 1939 written by John O’Brien and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-14 with History categories.
Throughout the period of devolved government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972, allegations of discrimination by the Ulster Unionist government against the Catholic and nationalist minority have been constant. These accusations of discrimination were regularly made concerning education, employment, public housing and representation. This book aims to examine these nationalist allegations and assess whether or not discrimination did occur and if so, the extent to which the minority became disadvantaged as a result. This volume focuses on the inter-war period, 1920-39, and evaluates the policies and practices of successive Unionist governments. In essence, it attempts to ascertain whether or not the charges of overt discrimination levelled against the government were warranted. Previous literature on the topic has tended to be biased in favour of one side of the political divide, be it Ulster unionism or Irish nationalism. Drawing from a wide range of primary and secondary sources, this book has found that the need for mutual understanding is paramount. The Stormont administration’s need to concentrate all power in its own hands was most likely born out of a longing for security and self-preservation and motivated by siege mentality and internal threat. Is there a state in the world where there would not exist a bias, justified or unjustified, against those who refused to be loyal to or even recognise that state? Discriminatory practices, engaged in as a means to an end, may have become a way of life for some Protestants and unionists. It definitely came to be seen as such by the Catholic and nationalist minority, whether justified or not.
Earthing The Myths
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Author : Daragh Smyth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Earthing The Myths written by Daragh Smyth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Folklore categories.
Early Irish History And Mythology
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Author : Thomas Francis O'Rahilly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Early Irish History And Mythology written by Thomas Francis O'Rahilly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Celtic philology categories.
Myths And Legends Of The Celts
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Author : James MacKillop
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2006-06-01
Myths And Legends Of The Celts written by James MacKillop and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Myths and Legends of the Celts is a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to the mythology of the peoples who inhabited the northwestern fringes of Europe - from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany. Drawing on recent historical and archaeological research, as well as literary and oral sources, the guide looks at the gods and goddesses of Celtic myth; at the nature of Celtic religion, with its rituals of sun and moon worship; and at the druids who served society as judges, diviners and philosophers. It also examines the many Celtic deities who were linked with animals and such natural phenomena as rivers and caves, or who later became associated with local Christian saints. And it explores in detail the rich variety of Celtic myths: from early legends of King Arthur to the stories of the Welsh Mabinogi, and from tales of heroes including Cúchulainn, Fionn mac Cumhaill and the warrior queen Medb to tales of shadowy otherworlds - the homes of spirits and fairies. What emerges is a wonderfully diverse and fertile tradition of myth making that has captured the imagination of countless generations, introduced and explained here with compelling insight.