num_pages: 872
description: "This is an extraordinary book." ―Progress in Human Geography". . . fresh and fascinating." ―Come-All-Ye" . . . an extraordinarily rich and rewarding book. . . . it is about the effort of one man to find for himself and us the life's breath of the people of Ballymenone. . . . It is certainly a remarkable tour de force." ―Emmet Larkin, New York Times Book ReviewThe life and art, the folklore, history, and common work of a rural community in Northern Ireland―through the eyes and pen of gifted folklorist Henry Glassie. It is a classic in the fullest sense, reaching beyond folklore to all of humanity.
language: English
title: Passing the Time in Ballymenone
titlecomplete: Passing the Time in Ballymenone
genres: History, Ethnography, Anthropology, Essays, Folklore, Ireland, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 54
publisher: Indiana University Press