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Title: Pathetic
Review: Many reviewers have mentioned the fact that Witta isn't even a word in the Irish language as evidence of the author's pathetic attempt at research.My favorite historical blunder is when she states that potatoes were an ancient Goddess symbol for the Irish.I laughed my head off at that one. Potatoes are -not- native to Ireland: they came to Europe with the Conquistadores from their colonization excursions in South America. They were not widely eaten in Europe until the 17th century, because they were considered poisonous. They were not widely planted as a food crop in Ireland until the end of the 17th century, and they did not become a staple food until the 18th century.The 18th century, while it was a long time ago, hardly qualifies as ancient.Oh, and by then, the Irish were all converts to that "new" religion, Christianity. Not many Goddesses in Christianity, now, are there? Certainly not ones shaped like potatoes......
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