Oatmeal and the Catechism: Scottish Gaelic Settlers in Quebec Volume 203

by Margaret Bennett

Book Overview

Relying heavily upon oral tradition, the book embraces the diverse disciplines of folklore, history, language, geography, literature, sociology, agriculture, botany, and home economics. It covers emigration history, community and domestic lifestyles, religious and social structure (including songs, poems, legends, and folktales), customs and beliefs, and material culture. Discussions are supported throughout by testimonies of many Townshippers, quoted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773527753
• ISBN13: 9780773527751
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"