The book of Aran
/ ed. by John Waddell, J.W. O'Connell & Anne Korff. - Newtownlynch
(Co. Galway) : Tír Eolas, 1994. - 336 p. :
ill. ; 22x23 cm.
ISBN 1-873821-03-4 (paperback) ; 1-873821-04-2 (hard cover)
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NOTE DE L'ÉDITEUR : Over the centuries many people have
felt the attraction of the unique landscape of the Aran Islands,
with its impressive monuments that go back thousands of years,
its distinctive culture that offers glimpses of a rich and distinctive
pattern of life and a people whose island isolation forged a
sense of independence and endurance.
The Book of Aran is the first comprehensive publication
to deal with all the many different aspects of the three islands
of Inis Mór, Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr. The
contents fall into three broad sections :the natural environment ;
archaeology and history ; and the cultural heritage of the
islands.
It is aimed at the general reader
who wants to gain a deeper understanding of one of the most intriguing
landscapes in Europe.
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CONTENTS |
- Introduction, Anne Korff, J.W. O'Connell, John Waddell
- The geology of the Aran islands, John Feehan
- The Aran flora, Cilian Roden
- The natural history of the
sea, Michael O'Connell,
Cilian roden
- The wildlife of the Aran
islands, Gordon D'Arcy
- Interlude : History
and the human kingdom,
J.W. O'Connell
- The archaeology of the Aran
islands, John Waddell
- St Enda of Aran : tracing
an early Irish saint, J.W.
O'Connell
- Arkin fort : the military
history of a garrison outpost on Inis Mór, Paul Walsh
- The maritime history of the
Aran islands, John de
Courcy Ireland
- The rediscovery of Aran in
the 19th century, J.W.
O'Connell
- Aspects of working and fishing
on the Aran islands,
Anne O'Dowd
- My early life in a thatched
home, Dara
Ó Conaola
- The yearly round on Inis
Mór, Pádraigín
Clancy
- « The sound of
your footfall is as welcomed as yourself », Lelia Doolan
- A short story : Máire
an Túirne - Spinning Maura, Dara
Ó Conaola
- The Irish language in Aran, James Duran
- « And here's John
Synge himself, that rooted mand », J.W. O'Connell
- The artist's eye, Anne Korff
- The making of The Man of Aran, Joe McMahon
- Aran, Paris and the Fin-de-siècle, Patrick F. Sheeran
- The Aran islands today :
a personal view, Pádraig
Standún
- Notes and References, Bibliography,
Index, Notes on Authors
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mise-à-jour : 10 octobre 2017 |

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