Book Description
An adaptation of the famous poem about a Christmas Eve visitor, set in Ireland.
Author : Blazek, Sarah Kirwan
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Children's poetry, American
ISBN : 9781455606429
An adaptation of the famous poem about a Christmas Eve visitor, set in Ireland.
Author : Sarah Blazek
Publisher : Night Before Christmas
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,54 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781589807044
Father Christmas, with his Irish eyes twinkling, ushers in his seven elves and thus begins the Irish tale told and illustrated in this fun coloring book.
Author : Patrick Taylor
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 16,68 MB
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 076532072X
A heartwarming tale of yuletide merriment by the New York Times bestselling author of An Irish Country Doctor
Author : Marion McGarry
Publisher : Orpen Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 178605096X
Do you know what a Brideóg is? What could you cure if you licked a lizard nine times? Why is Whit Sunday the unluckiest day of the year? From the author of The Irish Cottage comes a new book, exploring old Irish customs and beliefs. Chapters focus on the quarter-day festivities that marked the commencement of each season: ‘Spring: Imbolc’; ‘Summer: Bealtaine’; ‘Autumn: Lughnasa’ and ‘Winter: Samhain’, and also major life events – ‘Births, Marriages and Death Customs’ – and general beliefs in ‘Spirituality and Well-Being’ and ‘The Supernatural’. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, Irish Customs and Rituals discusses a time during which many of the practices and beliefs in question went into decline. Many of these customs were rooted in residual pre-Christian beliefs that ran parallel to, and in spite of, conventional religion practised in the country. Some customs were so deep-rooted that despite continued disapproval from the Roman Catholic Church they remain with us today. It is wonderful to see so many traditions still with us, as many are worthwhile remembering, commemorating, or even reviving today. Irish Customs and Rituals will appeal to all those with an interest in Irish history, folklore, culture and social history. Marion McGarry is the author of The Irish Cottage: History, Culture and Design (2017). She has a PhD in Architectural History and an MA in History of Art and Design and is currently a lecturer at Galway–Mayo Institute of Technology. She frequently writes articles about Irish social history and customs.
Author : Yvonne Morrison
Publisher : Scholastic Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2015-10-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781760157487
Special 10th anniversary edition of an Aussie holiday favourite. Twas the night before Christmas; there wasnt a sound. Not a possum was stirring; no-one was around. Wed left on the table some tucker and beer, Hoping that Santa Claus soon would be here. Christmas in the middle of an Australian summer means Santa has to find new ways to deliver his presents. The obvious solutions are to don a sunhat, shorts and a pair of thongs, not to mention ditching the sleigh and reindeer in favour of some roos and a ute. The gentle illustrations are packed with familiar icons cleverly woven into the visual narrative to recreate the warm, comforting, family atmosphere that Christmas is all about.
Author : Carlene O'Connor
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1800326963
Murder rearranges the Yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies... The O’Sullivans are spending Christmas in West Cork with brother James’s fiancée Elise’s family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. When they learn everyone will choose a name from a hat to buy a music-related Christmas gift for someone else at the gathering, it seems like their greatest concern–until the cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a ninety-pound harp in a local concert hall. With the extended family–including Enda’s much-younger new wife Leah, a virtuoso violinist–suspected in his murder, it’s up to Siobhán to ensure the guilty party faces the music. But as a snowstorm strands both families in a lavish farmhouse on a cliff, Siobhán had better pick up the tempo–before the killer orchestrates another untimely demise... A charming Christmas cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Margaret Mayhew and Dee Macdonald.
Author : Alice Taylor
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1847177646
Alice Taylor takes a nostalgic, loving look back to a family firmly rooted in tradition and humour and - in particular - the Christmas traditions of her childhood. With her unerring knack of bringing her readers into her home, her stories of a childhood Christmas are rich, warm and amusing, giving a wonderful insight into life as it was.
Author : Trosclair
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781455601820
A version in Cajun dialect of the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas," set in a Louisiana bayou.
Author : Patrick Taylor
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 17,57 MB
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765369277
The New York Times bestselling tale of heartbreak and hope from the author of An Irish Country Doctor
Author : Christina Laurie
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 15,21 MB
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780764358265
Creatures of the ocean celebrate Christmas Eve in an undersea retelling of "A Visit by St. Nicholas" by Rev. Clement C. Moore. Under the waves and surrounded by swaying ocean eel grass, Sea Santa makes his yearly Christmas journey. Pulled in his clamshell sleigh by his eight faithful minnows, beautiful watercolor paintings illustrate his visit to a family of lobsters. Told in sweet and clever rhyme, The Lobsters' Night Before Christmas combines a holiday classic with delightful newness. After the poem, children can learn fun facts about lobsters, such as what they look like, what they eat, and how they molt. See if you can find the lobster hiding in the eel grass throughout the book!