Humanities in the West (Dr. Tom Duddy)

From Folklore to Philosophy: The Life and Work of William Larminie of Castlebar William Larminie was born in Castlebar on 1 August 1849. He was a poet, a collector of folklore, and a translator of the work of the great Irish-born philosopher, John Scottus Eriugena. Tom Duddy gives a brief account of Larminie’s life, and then discusses the three areas in which Larminie made a meaningful contribution to Irish cultural life – the collection of the folklore of the West of Ireland, and the advocacy of both Irish poetry and Irish philosophy. Among the works discussed are Larminie’s West Irish Folk-Tales and Romances, his own poetry (including an unpublished poem, ‘From Ullswater to Mayo’), and his translation of the work of John Scottus Eriugena.

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