In The Ould Ago: Illustrated Irish Folklore
“In The Ould Ago, meaning a long time ago, is a book of Illustrated Irish Folklore book by Johnny McKeagney. It comprises of 200 intricately hand-drawn illustrated pages of Irish traditions, crafts, history, countryside, farming ways, wildlife, myths and customs. All sewn …
Product Details
| Author(s) | Johnny McKeagney |
| Publication Date | October 2010 |
| Publisher | Johnny McKeagney |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN | 978-0-9566976-0-8 |
Product Description
"In The Ould Ago, meaning a long time ago, is a book of Illustrated Irish Folklore book by Johnny McKeagney. It comprises of 200 intricately hand-drawn illustrated pages of Irish traditions, crafts, history, countryside, farming ways, wildlife, myths and customs. All sewn together in a case-bound hardback A3 size cover and printed by Nicholson & Bass.
A self-taught historian and artist, his prefaces are written by some heavy-hitting academics and historians. For forty years Johnny collected folklore by pen and tape recorder. He details stories and events then sketches all the salient points with a fine nib so that readers of any age can easily visualize the topics.
In The Ould Ago has been selected to be displayed in top North American university libraries including Harvard, Notre Dame, Library of Congress in Washington, UCLA, The Burns Library in Boston College, Boston College, Universities of Delaware, Emory, Long Island, Kenyon College, Marquette and New York Public Libraries."
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