What Irish Proverbs Tell Us about Ourselves

by Michael O'Connell, Aidan P. Moran, Michael O'Connell

What can we learn from the folk wisdom of our ancestors? For centuries, Irish proverbs or seanfhocail have provided memorable insights into everyday experiences such as love, marriage, happiness and death. In doing so, they give us a unique insight into human nature as well as an understanding of the lives and outlook of our forebears. But is such "timeless wisdom" still relevant in the modern world - or merely the dying echo of a bygone era? In this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190455881X
• ISBN13: 9781904558811
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University College Dublin Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.5"