The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog The Landscape of Celtic Myth and Spirit

by Monaghan, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781577311904
• ISBN10: 1577311906
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-21
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

Ireland: land of rambles, burning peat, dark beer, misdirection, lilting speech, enchanting melodies, green hills, ruddy faces, and goddesses. Goddesses? In Ireland? Like many Irish Americans before her, Pat Monaghan traveled to Ireland for the first time as an adult, seeking her roots. What she found was much more than her physical ancestors. She found spiritual forebears in the legends and landmarks of spirited women: witches, hags, wanton girls, mothers. This book is the story of her journeys, and the story of the journeys the legends have made through time.

Author Biography

Patricia Monaghan, is a member of the resident faculty at DePaul University's School for New Learning, where she teaches literature and environment.

Table of Contents

The Sacred Center	p. I
Movntains of the Hag	p. 15
The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog	p. 45
Intoxication	p. 75
Becoming Native to This Island	p. 107
The Well of Her Memory	p. 137
Wisdom Galore	p. 167
Wildish Things	p. 205
The Stone in the Midst of All	p. 241
Pronunciaction Guide	p. 251
Glossary	p. 253
Notes	p. 267
Index	p. 277
Acknowledgments	p. 293
About the Author	p. 295
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