false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826129m/332661.jpg 332661 2 <div>Ireland: land of rambles, burning peat, dark beer, misdirection, lilting speech, enchanting melodies, green hills, ruddy faces, and goddesses. Goddesses? In Ireland? Like many Irish Americans before her, Pat Monaghan traveled to Ireland for the first time as an adult, seeking her roots. What she found was much more than her physical ancestors. She found spiritual forebears in the legends and landmarks of spirited women: witches, hags, wanton girls, mothers. This book is the story of her journeys, and the story of the journeys the legends have made through time.</div> 323196 2003 The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog: The Landscape of Celtic Myth and Spirit total:39|5:18|4:12|3:7|2:2|1:0| 39 163 81 13 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 08:51:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 12:42:21 -0700 2009 dindsheanchas, traditional stories associated with places, many of which I'd never heard of. The ancecdotes she shared of her adventures and people she encounters were interesting. She also includes man...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 06 07:08:01 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 07:01:50 -0800 2008 The author writes very well, but I was looking for more myth and legend than one author discovering her Irish past.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:14:49 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:18:17 -0700 2009
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