received knowledge to specific circumstances’ (234). The precarity of the fisherman’s trade is a central focus of this chapter and it comes as little surprise that the concept of danger is posited as one of the key reasons for the persistence of name avoidance practices over hundreds of years: ‘In the acutely unpredictable environment of the fisherman’s workplace, care must be taken not to upset the delicate balance of things, and avoidance was therefore the order of the day in the case of anything which might be suspect’ (240). The function of these practices is further elaborated in Chapter 6, ‘The naming-prohibitions and euphemisms at work’, in which the author examines the purpose served by the name avoidances by interpreting their role as ‘confidence builders and coping mechanisms’, as a means for encouraging focus and mental alertness while at sea, and as cultural markers of group identity (291–300). Cold Iron is an informed and insightful analysis of a previously under-researched topic in Irish folklore and it is sure to become a contemporary classic in Irish folklore studies and further afield. The book is beautifully designed by Red Dog and the maps, tables and graphs were compiled by Seán Ó Domhnaill of Media Services, University College Dublin. Photographs taken by the author and her colleagues of fishermen who participated in the study are interspersed with images from the photographic collection of the NFC and other archives. Profits and sales of this publication will be invested in conservation and publication of the National Folklore Collection, UCD.

中文翻译：

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泰德·阿什劳（Ted Ashlaw）的一曲艰难生活：阿迪朗达克（Adirondack）木材营地和酒吧歌手

接受针对特定情况的知识”（234）。渔民交易的不稳定性是本章的重点，不足为奇的是，危险的概念被认为是数百年来持续使用名称避免行为的关键原因之一：“在极其不可预测的环境中在渔民的工作场所中，必须注意不要破坏事物之间的微妙平衡，因此，对于任何可能被怀疑的事物，应避免出现这种情况（240）。在第6章“工作中的命名禁忌和委婉语”中进一步阐述了这些做法的功能，作者在其中通过将回避名称解释为“建立信任和应对机制”的作用，研究了回避名称的目的，作为鼓励在海上集中注意力和提高心理警觉的一种手段，以及作为群体认同的文化标志（291–300）。Cold Iron是对以前在爱尔兰民俗学中研究不足的话题的深入而有见地的分析，它肯定会成为爱尔兰民俗学研究及更远领域的当代经典。该书由Red Dog设计精美，地图，表格和图表由都柏林大学媒体服务部的SeánÓDomhnaill编写。作者和参与这项研究的渔民同事拍摄的照片中散布着来自NFC和其他档案馆的照相馆藏的图像。该出版物的利润和销售收入将用于UCD国家民俗收藏的保护和出版。Cold Iron是对以前在爱尔兰民俗学中研究不足的话题的深入而有见地的分析，它肯定会成为爱尔兰民俗学研究及更远领域的当代经典。这本书由Red Dog设计精美，地图，表格和图表由都柏林大学媒体服务部的SeánÓDomhnaill编写。作者和参与这项研究的渔民同事拍摄的照片中散布着来自NFC和其他档案馆的照相馆藏的图像。该出版物的利润和销售收入将用于UCD国家民俗收藏的保护和出版。Cold Iron是对以前在爱尔兰民俗学中研究不足的话题的深入而有见地的分析，它肯定会成为爱尔兰民俗学研究及更远领域的当代经典。该书由Red Dog设计精美，地图，表格和图表由都柏林大学媒体服务部的SeánÓDomhnaill编写。作者和参与这项研究的渔民同事拍摄的照片中散布着来自NFC和其他档案馆的照相馆藏的图像。该出版物的利润和销售收入将用于UCD国家民俗收藏的保护和出版。