The Three Sheilas: Irish Myth and Newfoundland Folklore in Patrick Kavanagh's "Gaff Topsails"

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Michele Holmgren
Keyword(s):  
Irish Myth

Beowulf's Slaying of Daghraefn — a Connection with Irish Myth?

Folklore ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-285
Author(s):  
Martin Puhvel
Keyword(s):  
Irish Myth

Shamrock: Botany and History of an Irish Myth

Taxon ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 396
Author(s):  
Joseph Ewan ◽  
E. Charles Nelson
Keyword(s):  
History Of ◽  
Irish Myth

scholarly journals Duncan, Dawn. Irish Myth, Lore and Legend on Film

ABEI Journal ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Mariana Bolfarine
Keyword(s):  
Irish Myth

scholarly journals Celtic Tradition: The Guiding Force of William Butler Yeats

IIUC Studies ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Sajjadul Karim
Keyword(s):  
William Butler Yeats ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
National Pride ◽  
Constant Feature ◽  
Irish Myth

The folklore, myth, and legends of ancient Celtic traditions inspired William Butler Yeats a lot. By not falling into the trap of overly romanticizing his work, as many other authors of the time would do, Yeats was able to begin a tradition of another sort, the Irish literary tradition. By giving importance on the Irish culture in his work, Yeats fulfilled his own sense of national pride to the delight of his readers and audiences and to the chagrin of many of his English contemporaries who felt that nothing of value or worthy of study could come out of Ireland. From 1890 he was a member of the occult group of the Golden Dawn1, which fuelled his fascination with the mystic symbols of rosicrucianism and cabbalism. Because of these activities his thinking gave an emphasis on magic and apocalypticism that would remain a constant feature of his work. This article aims at exploring the Irish myth, folklore, occultism and the tradition that inspired William Butler Yeats. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/iiucs.v6i0.12248 IIUC Studies Vol.6 2010: 53-64

The Good Son

Runaway ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Chaney
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Evolutionary Change ◽  
Adequate Explanation ◽  
Old Irish ◽  
Scientific Legacy ◽  
Konrad Lorenz ◽  
Lamarckian Inheritance ◽  
Irish Myth

This chapter describes how Bateson’s efforts to connect with peers such as Konrad Lorenz and to make his thought assessable to a lay audience resulted in a breakthrough: the recognition of Mind as the central concept in the life sciences. This breakthrough also represents Bateson taking on his father William Bateson's scientific legacy. The chapter tells of the collapse of William Bateson's health and career in the aftermath of his son Martin's suicide. The chapter explicates the essay Bateson sent to Lorenz in the summer of 1966, "The Role of Somatic Change in Evolution." By proposing a "simulated Lamarckian inheritance," the essay served as a challenge to the modern synthesis as a fully adequate explanation of evolutionary change. Bateson believed the essay to rescue some of his father's disfavored ideas by using systems theory concepts to disturb conventional Darwinism. These events coincided in 1966 with a chance reading of an old Irish myth, "The Conversion of Tuan MacCairill." The story echoed ideas about descent in both On Aggression and The Sword in the Stone, and the coincidence marked an affirmation for Bateson of his thought.

Irish myth and Irish national consciousness

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-281
Author(s):  
Stephen Sayers
Keyword(s):  
National Consciousness ◽  
Irish Myth

Ireland’s Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth

Folklore ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-114
Author(s):  
Juliette Wood
Keyword(s):  
History Of ◽  
Irish Myth
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