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Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1996. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-63).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Duquesne University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Abstract included in electronic submission form. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Duquesne University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2003. / Date on microfiche header is 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-63).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union, 1983. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [230]-235).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-63).

Les êtres surnaturels ont toujours eu une place prépondérante dans le folklore irlandais. En effet, les mythes et légendes irlandais font référence à la banshee, au pooka, aux fantômes, sans parler de l’ubiquiteux leprechaun, par exemple. Dès sa fondation à la fin du XIXème siècle le Théâtre National Irlandais s’appuyait sur ce folklore et s’en inspirait, à l’instar de W.B. Yeats et de Lady Gregory. Cependant, depuis l’indépendance en 1922 ces références se font plus rares. Est-ce une évolution naturelle liée à l’essor du modernisme et du post-modernisme dans le monde ou y-t-il des raisons plus spécifiques, plus irlandaises ? / Supernatural beings have always played an important role in Irish folklore. Indeed, many myths and legends are peopled with ghosts and creatures such as the banshee, the pooka, and the ubiquitous leprechaun. This folklore proved to be a solid foundation for the Irish National Theatre from its very inception at the close of the nineteenth century, and an inspiration to several of its founding members, including W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. However, since independence in 1922, references to Irish folkore have become less and less common. Is this just a natural phenomenon due to the rise of modernism and post modernism? Or are there more specific, more Irish reasons for this evolution ?

Mass mortality events (MMEs) can affect communities through large amounts of carcass biomass and significant reductions in population sizes. I conducted laboratory experiments to compare effects of predator and herbivore MMEs on a community using a study system of convergent lady beetles (Hippodamia convergens), pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum), and fava beans (Vicia faba). I used a factorial design crossing input (addition of carcasses) and mortality (removing 75% of the population) of aphids and lady beetles. Lady beetle mortality reduced the top-down pressure on the aphid population, which increased aphid abundance and decreased plant height. Input of aphid carcasses increased aphid abundance. Input and mortality of aphids caused the aphid population to diminish suggesting that top-down effects of mortality were more significant than bottom-up effects of carcasses. My results show that MMEs can have effects through both bottom-up and top-down processes, which is dependent upon who experiences the MME.

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