Passing the Time in Ballymenone
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Published:22nd Nov '95
Should be back in stock very soon
Reprint of a classic work in folklore and literature by a famous scholar.
"This is an extraordinary book." —Progress in Human Geography
". . . fresh and fascinating." —Come-All-Ye
" . . . an extraordinarily rich and rewarding book. . . . it is about the effort of one man to find for himself and us the life's breath of the people of Ballymenone. . . . It is certainly a remarkable tour de force." —Emmet Larkin, New York Times Book Review
The life and art, the folklore, history, and common work of a rural community in Northern Ireland—through the eyes and pen of gifted folklorist Henry Glassie. It is a classic in the fullest sense, reaching beyond folklore to all of humanity.
"This is an extraordinary book." Progress in Human Geography "... fresh and fascinating." Come-All-Ye " ... an extraordinarily rich and rewarding book... it is about the effort of one man to find for himself and us the life's breath of the people of Ballymenone... It is certainly a remarkable tour de force." Emmet Larkin, New York Times Book Review
ISBN: 9780253209870
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872 pages