Léirmheas ar Michal Boleslav Měchura, “An Ríomhaire Ilteangach” (2017), foilsithe ag Cois Life Teoranta, Baile Átha Cliath

Dónaill, Caoimhín Ó

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“…These social gatherings were crucial learning experiences, eventually helping to reproduce the cultural structure of the core settlement or baile . One elderly Donegal man recounts that his mother learned many of her songs at the buaile (Ó hEochaidh, 1943: 148), while the Irish saying, “Thug sí an damhsa ó bhuaile léi/She was well-schooled in dancing” translates directly as “she brought the dance from the booley” (Ó Dónaill, 1977: 152–153). Moreover, summer pastures provided an opportunity for unsupervised mingling.…”

Section: Learning and Living In Summer Pastures: A Rite Of Passagementioning

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Liminal learning: Social practice in seasonal settlements of western Ireland

Costello

2017

Journal of Social Archaeology

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This article explores the perception and practice of everyday life at transhumant settlements in western Ireland during the period, c.1750–1920 AD. Small-scale summer transhumance to upland pastures was once widespread in Ireland. Dairy cows would be sent by families to hill and mountain commonages, with herders milking the cows and making butter. Recent archaeological and oral historical research has shown that these people dwelled in small structures known as booley houses, which have a high degree of variability in construction, distribution, and use. Unlike Continental European pastoralism, but similar to Scandinavia, it seems to have been mostly young people who occupied booley sites. With oral tradition and field evidence, this article addresses the social implications of seasonal re-location to liminal landscapes, and how it functioned as a didactic rite of passage. Furthermore, it demonstrates the flexibility of pastoral communities as work routines changed over time at both home and booley.

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Section: Learning and Living In Summer Pastures: A Rite Of Passagementioning

confidence: 99%

Liminal learning: Social practice in seasonal settlements of western Ireland

Costello

2017

Journal of Social Archaeology

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Léirmheas ar Michal Boleslav Měchura, “An Ríomhaire Ilteangach” (2017), foilsithe ag Cois Life Teoranta, Baile Átha Cliath

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Liminal learning: Social practice in seasonal settlements of western Ireland

Liminal learning: Social practice in seasonal settlements of western Ireland

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