Irish folklore
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Irish folklore
I knew about rich Irish history in general but I didn’t know much about it. This book made me want to learn more. I liked how the author put all the details with mystery plotline. It made it even more interesting. Even though the parts about Great Famine were the hardest to read I liked to read about it. Even though all the myths are fascinating I also find them all very scary. So it seems appropriate to put them in a murder mystery book.
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Before reading this book, I did not know any specific Irish ghost legends, but the author cleverly wrote about the Yeats Tower ghost, which tied in well with the climax of the story.
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Also I read the drama Riders to the Sea by Synge. Its main themes are mysticism and the power of the sea. It has several symbols and motifs to mysticism.I think you would enjoy the drama more.
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Good comment. There was certainly a potato blight at the time - more than one, in fact - but there was still more than enough food in the country. Problem was that it was being shipped out to overseas markets. The Great Hunger, or 'an Gorta Mór' in Irish, is therefore a more accurate description of events than famine.Twylla wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 09:16 My favorite line in the book was when Bridget said, “A famine is when there isn’t enough food. ‘A Great Hunger’ is what it really was. Thousands were forced to starve.” Bridget felt like the people of Ireland deserved to know the truth behind the suffering and anguish the country had been through. Bridget was so knowledgeable in Irish history. That added a great dimension to the story!
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This book is starting to look more interesting than my initial judgement of the title. Are the ghost stories added for characterization of the story teller and the setting itself. Or does this novel actually have supernatural elements to it? I hear mystery and thriller, but it sounds like there's enough notes struck to be historical fiction too.
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On the flip side, two so similar stories from museums:memorials was very disappointing.