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" At the edge of Ireland : "
written and illlustrated by David Yeadon.
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BL
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1001959
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b756329
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Yeadon, David.
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| Title & Author
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At the edge of Ireland : : seasons on the Beara Peninsula /\ written and illlustrated by David Yeadon.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper Perennial,, ©2009.
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xxvii, 400 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0061151262
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: 0061151270
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: 9780061151262
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: 9780061151279
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| Contents
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Spring the season of Imbolc. Coming into Dublin ; "Blow-in" initiation ; Irish history--fast ; The ring of beara: Our first "Loop" adventure ; The magic at MacCarthy's ; An introduction to Dzogchen Beara ; Monologue on mortality ; Moments of meditation ; A delicious work in progress: Gastronomic romps around beara ; Padraig O'Reagan: Ireland then and now ; A very revealing May day ; Beara Healers ; Leaving Beara for the first time. -- Summer the season of Beltaine ("Bright Fire"). Days with Carey Conrad ; Cookies with Cormac and Rachael ; The creators ; The enumerator Cometh ; Luka Bloom (and Christy Moore) ; At Anam Cara ; Listening and learning. -- Autumn The season of Lughnasa. The Ryder Cup roars in ; With the fish people ; This farming life ; A scrap odyssey ; Walking the Beara way (or not ...) ; Weather signs (and visions too) ; Danny's "Song of Beara". -- Winter the season of Samhain. Set dancing at Twomey's ; Tales of the seanachai ; A trip to Tuosist (and way beyond) ; Celtic conversations ; Returning to the stones ; Rooting around: A final adventure in search of my Irish heritage.
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"In recent years, Ireland has enjoyed a newfound prosperity as Europe's most affluent nation. But tucked away in a far corner of the so-called "Celtic Tiger," that other enduring and authentic country--that small, hidden place of simple magic and romance--still exists. Acclaimed travel writer David Yeadon and his wife, Anne, set out to find it. On the Beara Peninsula of southwest Ireland, the Yeadons discovered their own "little lost world," an enticing Brigadoon of soaring mountain ranges and spectacular coastal scenery, far removed from the touristic hullabaloo of Dublin, Killarney, and the Ring of Kerry. Here is the fabled "Old Ireland," alive and well with music seisuins, hooley dances, and seanachai storytellers--a haven for searchers, healers, artists, and poets hardy enough to have braved the same narrow and winding mountain roads that keep the package-tour coaches out. Bursting with color and life, At the Edge of Ireland is an intrepid wanderer's celebration of a magical, unspoiled, and unforgettable Éire."--Publisher's website.
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Yeadon, David-- Travel.
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Yeadon, David.
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Manners and customs.
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Travel.
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Beara Peninsula (Ireland), Description and travel.
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Beara Peninsula (Ireland), Social life and customs.
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Ireland, Beara Peninsula.
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| Dewey Classification
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941.9/5
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DA990.B42Y43 2009
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K956.29clc
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