Straw, Hay & Rushes in Irish Folk Tradition - Couverture souple

O'Dowd, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1788550226 ISBN 13 : 9781788550222

Editeur : Irish Academic Press Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

The humble organic materials of straw, hay and rushes were utilised throughout the centuries in Ireland for a myriad of uses. The heyday of their use as objects were the 18th and 19th centuries, when travellers to Ireland often wrote disparaging and derogatory accounts of what they saw – saddles of straw, sleeping on rushes, restricting animals with tethers and spancels of bark and animal hair, and wearing crudely-made straw and rush hats. Yet the people who produced and utilised these objects were both ingenious and thrifty, making use of what they could find at no cost and using their learned skills to make objects which we now see as having not only function, but also beauty. Anne O’Dowd’s powerful and lavishly illustrated work looks at the historical context of the making of a wide range of useful and ceremonial objects, and the folklore of belief and custom connected with the materials and practices. The thousand or so objects made from straw, hay and rushes in the National Museum of Ireland’s Irish Folklife Collection are the foundation of the study. The book is beautifully illustrated with colour and black and white images, and presents a fascinating insight into Irish crafts and rituals and their ancient origins.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anne O’Dowd recently retired from the National Museum of Ireland, where she was a Curator for more than thirty years. She continues to write on Irish folk life and also works on landscape design projects.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Irish Academic Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1788550226
• ISBN 13: 9781788550222
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible