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Irish cures, mystic charms, and superstitions Lady Wilde ; illustrated by Marlene Ekman
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks GR 147 .W52 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilde, Lady, 1821-1896.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Ireland.
- Folklore.
- Legends--Ireland.
- Legends.
- Ireland--Social life and customs.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 128 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c1991.
- Contents:
- Ancient cures
- Mystic charms, spells, and incantations
- Omens and prophecies
- Superstitions, secrets, magical places
- Proverbs-popular wisdom
- Beliefs about animals
- The use of herbs
- The fairy race
- Traditions-the folk days.
- Notes:
- "The material in this book has been compiled from Ancient legends, mystic charms, and superstitions of Ireland and Ancient cures, charms, and usages of Ireland, both by Lady Wilde, compiled by Sheila Anne Barry"--T.p. verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- ISBN:
- 0806982004 (paper)
- 9780806982007 (paper)
- OCLC:
- 22388039
- Online:
- Publisher description
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