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| Introduction | [xi] |
| Exorcising the Demon of Voracity—From the Irish | [1] |
| The Roman Earl—From the Irish | [7] |
| The Fellow in the Goat-Skin—Folk-Tale | [9] |
| Often-who-Came and Seldom-who-Came—From the Irish | [22] |
| The Old Crow and the Young Crow—From the Irish | [23] |
| Roger and the Grey Mare—Folk-Poem | [23] |
| Will o’ the Wisp—Folk-Tale | [25] |
| Epigrams and Riddles—From the Irish | [32] |
| Donald and his Neighbours—Folk-Tale | [34] |
| The Woman of Three Cows—From the Irish | [39] |
| In Praise of Digressions—Jonathan Swift | [41] |
| A Rhapsody on Poetry—Jonathan Swift | [45] |
| Letter from a Liar—Sir Richard Steele | [50] |
| Epigrams—John Winstanley | [55] |
| A Fine Lady—George Farquhar | [56] |
| The Borrower—George Farquhar | [60] |
| Widow Wadman’s Eye—Laurence Sterne | [67] |
| Bumpers, Squire Jones—Arthur Dawson | [70] |
| Jack Lofty—Oliver Goldsmith | [73] |
| Beau Tibbs—Oliver Goldsmith | [84] |
| The Friar of Orders Grey—John O’Keeffe | [93] |
| The Tailor and the Undertaker—John O’Keeffe | [94] |
| Tom Grog—John O’Keeffe | [97] |
| Bulls—Sir Boyle Roche | [101] |
| The Monks of the Screw—J. P. Curran | [102] |
| Ana—J. P. Curran | [103] |
| The Cruiskeen Lawn—Anonymous | [105] |
| The Scandal-Mongers—R. B. Sheridan | [108] |
| Captain Absolute’s Submission—R. B. Sheridan | [115] |
| Ana—R. B. Sheridan | [124] |
| My Ambition—Edward Lysaght | [126] |
| A Warehouse for Wit—George Canning | [127] |
| Conjugal Affection—Thomas Cannings | [130] |
| Whisky, Drink Divine!—Joseph O’Leary | [130] |
| To a Young Lady Blowing a Turf Fire with her
Petticoat—Anonymous | [132] |
| Epigrams, etc.—Henry Luttrell | [133] |
| Letter from Miss Betty Fudge—Thomas Moore | [134] |
| Montmorenci and Cherubina—E. S. Barrett | [137] |
| Modern Mediævalism—E. S. Barrett | [141] |
| The Night before Larry was Stretched—William
Maher(?) | [145] |
| Darby Doyle’s Voyage to Quebec—Thomas Ettingsall | [148] |
| St. Patrick of Ireland, my Dear!—Dr. William Maginn | [160] |
| The Last Lamp of the Alley—Dr. William Maginn | [164] |
| Thoughts and Maxims—Dr. William Maginn | [166] |
| The Gathering of the Mahonys—Dr. William Maginn | [173] |
| Daniel O’Rourke—Dr. William Maginn | [175] |
| The Humours of Donnybrook Fair—Charles O’Flaherty | [184] |
| The Night-Cap—T. H. Porter | [187] |
| Kitty of Coleraine—Anonymous | [188] |
| Giving Credit—William Carleton | [190] |
| Brian O’Linn—Anonymous | [198] |
| The Turkey and the Goose—J. A. Wade | [200] |
| Widow Machree—Samuel Lover | [202] |
| Barney O’Hea—Samuel Lover | [204] |
| Molly Carew—Samuel Lover | [206] |
| Handy Andy and the Postmaster—Samuel Lover | [209] |
| The Little Weaver of Duleek Gate—Samuel Lover | [213] |
| Bellewstown Hill—Anonymous | [228] |
| The Peeler and the Goat—Jeremiah O’Ryan | [231] |
| The Loquacious Barber—Gerald Griffin | [234] |
| Nell Flaherty’s Drake—Anonymous | [239] |
| Elegy on Himself—F. S. Mahony (“Father Prout”) | [242] |
| Bob Mahon’s Story—Charles Lever | [243] |
| The Widow Malone—Charles Lever | [253] |
| The Girls of the West—Charles Lever | [255] |
| The Man for Galway—Charles Lever | [256] |
| How Con Cregan’s Father Left Himself a Bit of
Land—Charles Lever | [257] |
| Katey’s Letter—Lady Dufferin | [264] |
| Dance Light, for my Heart it lies under your Feet,
Love—Dr. J. F. Waller | [266] |
| Father Tom’s Wager with the Pope—Sir Samuel Ferguson | [267] |
| The Ould Irish Jig—James McKowen | [271] |
| Molly Muldoon—Anonymous | [273] |
| The Quare Gander—J. S. Lefanu | [279] |
| Table-Talk—Dr. E. V. H. Kenealy | [288] |
| Advice to a Young Poet—R. D. Williams | [290] |
| Saint Kevin and King O’Toole—Thomas Shalvey | [291] |
| The Shaughraun—Dion Boucicault | [294] |
| Rackrenters on the Stump—T. D. Sullivan | [298] |
| Lanigan’s Ball—Anonymous | [306] |
| The Widow’s Lament—Anonymous | [308] |
| Whisky and Wather—Anonymous | [310] |
| The Thrush and the Blackbird—C. J. Kickham | [314] |
| Irish Astronomy—C. G. Halpine | [320] |
| Paddy Fret, the Priest’s Boy—J. F. O’Donnell | [322] |
| O’Shanahan Dhu—J. J. Bourke | [329] |
| Shane Glas—J. J. Bourke | [332] |
| An Irish Story-Teller—Patrick O’Leary | [333] |
| The Haunted Shebeen—C. P. O’Conor | [337] |
| Fan Fitzgerl—A. P. Graves | [341] |
| Father O’Flynn—A. P. Graves | [343] |
| Philandering—William Boyle | [344] |
| Honied Persuasion—J. De Quincey | [345] |
| The First Lord Liftinant—W. P. French | [347] |
| The American Wake—F. A. Fahy | [355] |
| How to become a Poet—F. A. Fahy | [358] |
| The Donovans—F. A. Fahy | [368] |
| Petticoats down to my Knees—F. A. Fahy | [371] |
| Musical Experiences and Impressions—G. B. Shaw | [373] |
| From Portlaw to Paradise—Edmund Downey | [382] |
| The Dance at Marley—P. J. McCall | [393] |
| Fionn MacCumhail and the Princess—P. J. McCall | [397] |
| Tatther Jack Welsh—P. J. McCall | [403] |
| Their Last Race—Frank Mathew | [405] |
| In Blarney—P. J. Coleman | [409] |
| Bindin’ the Oats—P. J. Coleman | [411] |
| Selected Irish Proverbs, etc. | [414] |
| Biographical Index | [423] |
| Notes | [433] |
