Description: Timeless Wisdom : What Irish Proverbs Tell Us About Ourselves, Paperback by Moran, Aidan; O'Connell, Michael, ISBN 190455881X, ISBN-13 9781904558811, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Pithy, earthy, sometimes rude, Irish "proverbs" (seanfhocail) are not only words of advice but often code, as a way to resist the cultural advances of intruders, means of defense, or warnings of danger. In this treatment by Moran and O'Connell (psychology, and social psychology respectively, University College Dublin), seanfhocail say more about the psyche of the Irish people than their politics. The authors examine whether seanfhocail are truly timeless or more or less wishful thinking, a retreat to an imaginary past, or a cry for help. They focus on everyday sayings about food, drink, weather, money, markets, land, health, happiness, love, marriage and death, steering clear (mostly) from such issues as religion, childbirth and the English as a race. In the case of the latter, the obscenity laws probably apply. Distributed by Dafour. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Timeless Wisdom : What Irish Proverbs Tell Us About Ourselves
Number of Pages: 194 Pages
Publication Name: What Irish Proverbs Tell Us about Ourselves
Language: English
Publisher: University College Dublin Press
Subject: Quotations, Folklore & Mythology
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.5 in
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Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Aidan Moran, Michael O'Connell
Subject Area: Référence, Social Science
Item Width: 6.4 in
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