Wise-woman of Kildare
Subtitle: Moll Anthony and popular tradition in the east of Ireland
By: Erin Kraus
Series: Maynooth studies in local history -- no. 94
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781846822926
Subjects: Traditional medicine; Social life and customs; Women shamans; Legends; Herbalists; Popular culture; Fairies; Women healers; Folklore; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-64).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Understanding traditions and the mythical landscape; title: Fairy woman : belief in the supernatural; title: Application of fairy belief : folk medicine and fairy doctors; title: Powerful women and women of power; title: Conclusion: Re-evaluating the traditions of the east; title: Appendix: The stories.