The high deeds of Finn, and other bardic romances of ancient Ireland

by T. W. Rolleston

1. [THE STORY OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR]
2. [THE QUEST OF THE SONS OF TURENN]
3. [THE SECRET OF LABRA]
4. [KING IUBDAN AND KING FERGUS]
5. [THE CARVING OF MAC DATHO'S BOAR]
6. [THE VENGEANCE OF MESGEDRA]
7. [THE STORY OF ETAIN AND MIDIR]
8. [HOW ETHNE QUITTED FAIRYLAND]

[THE HIGH DEEDS OF FINN]

1. [THE BOYHOOD OF FINN MAC CUMHAL]
2. [THE COMING OF FINN]
3. [FINN'S CHIEF MEN]
4. [THE TALE OF VIVIONN THE GIANTESS]
5. [THE CHASE OF THE GILLA DACAR]
6. [THE BIRTH OF OISÍN]
7. [OISÍN IN THE LAND OF YOUTH]

[THE HISTORY OF KING CORMAC]

1. 1. [THE BIRTH OF CORMAC]
   2. [THE JUDGMENT OF CORMAC]
   3. [THE MARRIAGE OF KING CORMAC]
   4. [THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE KING]
   5. [CORMAC SETS UP THE FIRST MILL IN ERINN]
   6. [A PLEASANT STORY OF CORMAC'S BREHON]
   7. [THE JUDGEMENT CONCERNING CORMAC'S SWORD]
   8. [THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CORMAC]
   9. [DESCRIPTION OF CORMAC]
   10. [THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF CORMAC]

• [Notes on the Sources]
• [Pronouncing Index]
• [FOOTNOTES]

Illustrations

• ["FINN HEARD FAR OFF THE FIRST NOTES OF THE FAIRY HARP"] (see [here])
• ["THERE SAT THE THREE MAIDENS WITH THE QUEEN"]
• ["THEY MADE AN ENCAMPMENT AND THE SWANS SANG TO THEM"]
• ["BEAR US SWIFTLY, BOAT OF MANANAN, TO THE GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES"]
• ["THERE DWELT THE RED-HAIRED OCEAN-NYMPHS"]
• ["THEY ALL TROOPED OUT, LORDS AND LADIES, TO VIEW THE WEE MAN"]
• ["FERGUS GOES DOWN INTO THE LAKE"]
• ["A MIGHTY SHOUT OF EXULTATION AROSE FROM THE ULSTERMEN"]
• ["THEY ROSE UP IN THE AIR"]
• ["SHE HEARD HER OWN NAME CALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN"]
• ["AND THAT NIGHT THERE WAS FEASTING AND JOY IN THE LONELY HUT"]
• ["THEY RAN HIM BY HILL AND PLAIN"]
• ["DERMOT TOOK THE HORN AND WOULD HAVE FILLED IT"]
• ["'FOLLOW ME NOW TO THE HILL OF ALLEN'"]
• ["THEY RODE UP TO A STATELY PALACE"]
• ["THE WHITE STEED HAD VANISHED FROM THEIR EYES LIKE A WREATH OF MIST"]

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