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CONTENTS
MYTH AND SAGA —
THE ISLES OF THE HAPPY
THE SEA-GOD'S ADDRESS TO BRAN
THE TRYST AFTER DEATH
DEIRDRE'S FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND
DEIRDRE'S LAMENT
THE HOSTS OF FAERY
FROM THE VISION OF MAC CONGLINNE
RELIGIOUS POETRY —
THE DEER'S CRY
AN EVEN-SONG
PATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTER
THE HERMIT'S SONG30
A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN
EVE'S LAMENT
ON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHT
TO CRINOG
THE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLING
MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
THE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS
SONGS OF NATURE —
KING AND HERMIT
SONG OF THE SEA
SUMMER HAS COME
SONG OF SUMMER
SUMMER IS GONE
A SONG OF WINTER
ARRAN
LOVE POETRY —
THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARE
LIADIN AND CURITHIR
BARDIC POETRY —
A DIRGE FOR KING NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES
THE SONG OF CARROLL'S SWORD
EOCHAID'S LAMENT
LAMENT ON KING MALACHY II.
MISCELLANEOUS —
THE MONK AND HIS PET CAT
COLUM CILLE'S GREETING TO IRELAND
ON ANGUS THE CULDEE
COLUM CILLE THE SCRIBE
THE LAMENT OF THE OLD WOMAN OF BEARE
THE DESERTED HOME
CORMAC MAC CULENNAIN SANG THIS
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
QUATRAINS —
THE SCRIBE
ON A DEAD SCHOLAR
THE CRUCIFIXION
THE PILGRIM AT ROME
HOSPITALITY
THE BLACKBIRD
MOLING SANG THIS
THE CHURCH BELL IN THE NIGHT
THE VIKING TERROR
FROM THE TRIADS OF IRELAND
FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS OF KING CORMAC
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