“Tallyho-o-o for the wishing chair!” called Columba again.
“Yes,” answered Kathleen, “we’re coming.” Then she looked lovingly at her little sister and added, “But I’ve nothing to wish for now that Mary Ellen can see.”
VOCABULARY
- ȧ lȧn′n a᷵ , my dear.
- Ăn′trĭm, a county in northeastern Ireland.
- ȧ vĭc′, my son.
- Bĕl fȧst′, a city in northeastern Ireland.
- bē līke′, probably; perhaps.
- bīde, dwell; stay.
- blăck′thôrn, a kind of hawthorn, bearing little black plums called sloes. Strong sticks are made from the branches.
- blär′ neў, flattery; smooth, wheedling talk.
- bō re͞en′, a little lane.
- Brī′a᷵n Bo᷵ ru′ (ro͞o), king of Ireland, 1002-1014.
- chĭl′dēr, children.
- cŏl le͞en′, lass; girl.
- Co᷵ lŭm′bȧ, a saint’s name.
- Cŏn ne᷵ mä′rȧ, a name.
- cre͞el, a wicker basket.
- Croagh (crōg), a hill.
- Crŏm′wĕll, Oliver. Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth, 1653-1658.
- Dȧg′dȧ, an Irish god.
- Di cho (dē′ kō), an Irish chief.
- Dŏn e᷵ ga̤l′, a county in northwestern Ireland.
- Dŭb′lĭn, the capital of Ireland.
- dŭn, a king’s dwelling in ancient Ireland.
- E′rĭn, Ireland.
- fēar′sȯme, causing fear; timid; easily frightened.
- Fĭ′ō nȧ, an Irish princess.
- fôr nĭnst′, opposite.
- frieze (frēz), coarse woolen cloth.
- Gāel′ĭc, the language of the Gael, used in Scotland and Ireland.
- Ga̤l′wāy, a county in west Ireland.
- Glĕn dȧ′lough (lŏch), a group of famous ruins of churches and monasteries.
- gŏs so͞on′, boy; lad.
- hā’′ pĕn nў, a half-penny.
- hāy-hăg′gard (gērd), a stackyard for hay.
- hĭl le͞en′, little hill.
- hĭg′gle, to bargain; to haggle.
- Hôrn Hĕad, a rocky promontory on the northwestern coast of Ireland.
- jäunt′īng-cär, a two-wheeled vehicle used in Ireland.
- Jẽr′po͜int Ăb′beў, a ruined church and monastery in County Kilkenny.
- Kĭl kĕn′nў, the name of a city and county in the south of Ireland.
- Kĭl lȧ′raght (ra᷵t), a village near Boyle.
- Lein′stẽr (lĕn), the southeastern province of Ireland.
- lĕp′re᷵ caun (ka̤n), a fairy shoemaker.
- Lĕt′tẽr kĕn′nў, a town in County Donegal.
- Lĩf′feў, the river on which Dublin is situated.
- Lough Gä′ rä (lŏch), a lake in County Sligo.
- Măc Co͞ol′, Fĭnn, an Irish giant.
- Māive, queen of West Ireland about 2000 years ago.
- mȧ vo̤ur′ne͞en, darling.
- Nĕl′sȯn, Horatio, an English admiral, 1758-1805.
- Ō Cŏn′nĕll, Daniel, Ireland’s silver-tongued orator and “liberator.”
- Og′ham (ŏg′ a᷵m), a kind of writing used in ancient Ireland.
- pēat, a vegetable substance of roots, fibres, moss, etc., dried and used for fuel.
- Pōrt rŭsh′, a town in County Antrim.
- po͜und, British money equal in value to about $4.86.
- Que͞ens′to͜wn, a seaport in southern Ireland.
- răth, a mound or hill.
- rĕd, make tidy; put in order.
- Rŏs cŏm′mo᷵n, a county in west Ireland.
- St. Brid’get (brĭj’ĕt), a patron saint of Ireland, died 523.
- St. Căn′ice (ĭs), a saint for whom an ancient church in Kilkenny is named.
- St. Co᷵ lŭm′bȧ, an Irish saint, died 597.
- St. Cŏl′ŭmb kĭlle, same as St. Columba.
- St. Kĭ′ẽr a᷵ n, a saint for whom the college in Kilkenny is named.
- St. Păt′rĭck, the patron saint of Ireland, died March 17, about 465 A.D.
- shăm′rŏck, a three-leaved plant; the national emblem of Ireland.
- shĭl lā′la᷵h, a cudgel.
- shĭl′lĭng, a silver coin equal to about 24 cents.
- Slī′gō, a county in northwestern Ireland.
- spăl′pe͞en, good-for-nothing fellow.
- stîr′a᷵ bo͜ut, oatmeal boiled in water.
- Tä′rȧ, a hill near Dublin, where the high-kings of ancient Ireland lived.
- thătch, straw, rushes or the like, used for a roof.
- Tō′ba᷵r N’a̤lt′, a holy well in County Sligo.
- Tŏn rōe′, a village near Boyle in County Sligo.
- whist (hwĭst), hush; be still.