Storytelling on the northern Irish border : characters and community / Ray Cashman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cashman, Ray.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling--Northern Ireland--Castlederg.

Storytelling.

Aghyaran (Castlederg, Northern Ireland)--Folklore.

Aghyaran (Castlederg, Northern Ireland).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More than quaint local color, folklore is a crucial part of life in Aghyaran, a mixed Catholic-Protestant border community in Northern Ireland. Neighbors socialize during wakes and ceilis-informal nighttime gatherings-without regard to religious, ethnic, or political affiliation. The witty, sometimes raucous stories swapped on these occasions offer a window into Aghyaran residents' views of self and other in the wake of decades of violent conflict. Through anecdotes about local characters, participants explore the nature of community and identity in ways that transcend Catholic or Protestan

Contents:

Goals and orientations

Aghyaran : a sense of place and history

Ceilis as storytelling contexts

Wakes as storytelling contexts

Local character anecdotes

The wider range of storytelling genres

Anecdotes and the literary character

Anecdotes and the local character

Anecdote cycles and personality traits

Patterns and implications

Storytelling, commemoration, and identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.[267]-275) and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613528261

9781280124402

1280124407

9780253005687

025300568X

OCLC:

775866858

Publisher Number:

2027/heb09317 hdl