Background
Cana, Proinsias Mac was born on July 7, 1926 in Belfast, Ireland. Son of George and Mary Catherine (Mallon) McCann.
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Contents: The Irish Storyteller - The Taxonomy of Oral Tradition - The Irish Tale-Lists - The Structure and Evolution of the Tale-Lists. The Irish "tale-lists" present and compare the two major medieval lists of tales found in manuscript sources. Includes three Appendices; Bibliographical References; Index of Titles; General Index. Celtic scholar Proinsias Mac Cana (birth name: Francis McCann) was born in Belfast in 1926, and died in Dublin in 2004. He served as President of the Royal Irish Academy from 1979 to 1982, and received honorary degrees from universities including Dublin, Ulster, and Wales. He taught at Queen's University of Belfast (1951-54); University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1955-57); Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1961-63); and University College Dublin (1963-71). He authored numerous books on Celtic mythology and other Celtic studies.
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(Describes the gods, myths, and epic legends of the Celts,...)
Describes the gods, myths, and epic legends of the Celts, discussing their sources, their relationship with Celtic history, and the influence of the Romans.
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Cana, Proinsias Mac was born on July 7, 1926 in Belfast, Ireland. Son of George and Mary Catherine (Mallon) McCann.
Bachelor, Queens University Belfast, 1948. Master of Arts, Queens University Belfast, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Queens University Belfast, 1953.
Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), Trinity College Dublin, 1985. Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), University Ulster, 1991.
Assistant lecturer Celtic department, Queens U. Belfast, 1951-1955; assistant lecturer Welsh department, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1955-1957; lecturer, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1957-1961; professor School Celtic Studies, School Celtic Studies Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1961-1963; professor Welsh, University College Dublin, 1963-1971; professor Early Irish, University College Dublin, 1971-1985; senior professor School Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute Advanced Studies, since 1985. Visiting professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-1992.
(Describes the gods, myths, and epic legends of the Celts,...)
(Describes the gods, myths, and epic legends of the Celts,...)
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Chairman international committee for study of Celtic cultures United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1981. Member Royal Irish Academy (president 1979-1982), Academia Europaea, American Academy Arts and Science (foreign honorary member), Kildare St. and University Club (Dublin).
Son of George and Mary Catherine (Mallon) McCann. M. Réiltín Supple, September 3, 1952. Children: Máire, Fiachra.