Thos J Westropp
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thos J Westropp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thos J |
| FAMILY NAME | Westropp |
| SIGNATURE | WESTROPP T J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1910 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1923 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Study of the Folklore on the Coasts of Connacht, Ireland
TRANSLATION " AND CHANGELINGS.Probably long before the " dukedom " of Theseus, when the famous weaver was " trans lated," men and women were reputed to be carried off by spirits to supernatural palaces, caves and wilds.In my study of Co. Clare such stories were nearly absent, but they are far more plentiful in the islands of Connacht, notably Cliara (Clare), Bofin and Shark.A Munster chief settled on Inishark (Shark) with his wife, children and n…
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, IV
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, IV. ( Concluded )
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, III. (With Plate VII.)
IN the district that produced The Wars of the Gaedhil with the Gall as a paean on the winning of its hard-won independence one would expect a mass of stories relating to the Danes and Norse.But this is so far from being the case that the very phrase " Danish forts " is rarely used among the peasantry, though common in the mouths of " half-read " persons.The " forts," in fact, are traditionally the homes of the De Danann, of the contemporaries of …
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, I
A Folklore Survey of County Clare ( Concluded )
FAIRY forts and mounds have been dealt with in Section iv.r haunted houses in Section viii., and foundation sacrifices in Section xi.Forts.-Thering walls and mounds in County Clare are pro bably residential, or, more rarely, sepulchral, but certainly not military.They consist of one or more walls (or banks), usually slightly oval, and the earthworks have fosses and traces of stone facing.They are named dun, lis, rath, and even caher (cathair) r b…
A Folklore Survey of County Clare
A Folklore Survey of County Clare
Study of the Folklore on the Coasts of Connacht, Ireland
TRANSLATION " AND CHANGELINGS.Probably long before the " dukedom " of Theseus, when the famous weaver was " trans lated," men and women were reputed to be carried off by spirits to supernatural palaces, caves and wilds.In my study of Co. Clare such stories were nearly absent, but they are far more plentiful in the islands of Connacht, notably Cliara (Clare), Bofin and Shark.A Munster chief settled on Inishark (Shark) with his wife, children and n…
A Folklore Survey of County Clare
A Folklore Survey of County Clare ( Concluded )
FAIRY forts and mounds have been dealt with in Section iv.r haunted houses in Section viii., and foundation sacrifices in Section xi.Forts.-Thering walls and mounds in County Clare are pro bably residential, or, more rarely, sepulchral, but certainly not military.They consist of one or more walls (or banks), usually slightly oval, and the earthworks have fosses and traces of stone facing.They are named dun, lis, rath, and even caher (cathair) r b…
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, IV. ( Concluded )
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, III. (With Plate VII.)
IN the district that produced The Wars of the Gaedhil with the Gall as a paean on the winning of its hard-won independence one would expect a mass of stories relating to the Danes and Norse.But this is so far from being the case that the very phrase " Danish forts " is rarely used among the peasantry, though common in the mouths of " half-read " persons.The " forts," in fact, are traditionally the homes of the De Danann, of the contemporaries of …
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, I
County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, IV
Study of the Folklore on the Coasts of Connacht, Ireland
TRANSLATION " AND CHANGELINGS.Probably long before the " dukedom " of Theseus, when the famous weaver was " trans lated," men and women were reputed to be carried off by spirits to supernatural palaces, caves and wilds.In my study of Co. Clare such stories were nearly absent, but they are far more plentiful in the islands of Connacht, notably Cliara (Clare), Bofin and Shark.A Munster chief settled on Inishark (Shark) with his wife, children and n…
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