From the British Museum to the Great Blasket
Robin Flower and the Western Island
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8930816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Lysaght (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-243 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.2017.1336002 |
| OpenAlex | W2745709418 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This lecture examines Robin Flower’s engagement with the Irish language, with Irish literature, and especially with the oral traditions of the Great Blasket Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland, commencing in 1910 and continuing for more than three decades. He was taught modern Irish by the Blasket Islander, Tomás Ó Criomhthain, and, during his several visits to the Great Blasket, he collected folklore from many of the Islanders, including the noted storyteller Peig Sayers
Archaeology · Art · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Folklore · Genealogy · Irish · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Pacific islanders · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Irish and British Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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