Lyre-na-Grena, Leinster Road, Rathmines, 1907.
CONTENTS.
| [The Fate of the Children of Lir; or, The Four White Swans.] | ||
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I.] | Bove Derg chosen King of the Dedannans, | 1 |
| [II.] | The Children of Lir, | 4 |
| [III.] | The Four Children of Lir are turned into Four White Swans by their Stepmother, | 6 |
| [IV.] | The Four White Swans on Lake Darvra, | 10 |
| [V.] | The Four White Swans on the Sea of Moyle, | 18 |
| [VI.] | The Four White Swans on the Western Sea, | 26 |
| [VII.] | The Children of Lir regain their Human Shape and die, | 32 |
| [The Fate of the Children of Turenn; or, The Quest for the Eric-Fine.] | ||
| [I.] | The Lochlanns invade Erin, | 37 |
| [II.] | The Murder of Kian, | 42 |
| [III.] | Defeat and Flight of the Lochlanns, | 47 |
| [IV.] | The Eric-Fine on the Sons of Turenn for the Slaying of Kian, | 51 |
| [V.] | The Sons of Turenn obtain Mannanan's Canoe, the Wave-Sweeper, | 60 |
| [VI.] | The Apples of the Garden of Hisberna, | 63 |
| [VII.] | The Gifted Skin of the Pig, | 67 |
| [VIII.] | The Blazing Spear of the King of Persia, | 71 |
| [IX.] | The Chariot and Steeds of the King of Sigar, | 74 |
| [X.] | The Seven Pigs of the King of the Golden Pillars, | 78 |
| [XI.] | The Hound-Whelp of the King of Iroda, | 81 |
| [XII.] | Return of the Sons of Turenn, with part of the Eric-Fine, | 84 |
| [XIII.] | The Cooking-Spit of the Women of Fincara, | 87 |
| [XIV.] | The Three Shouts on Midkena's Hill, | 89 |
| [XV.] | Return and Death of the Sons of Turenn, | 91 |
| [The Overflowing of Lough Neagh, and the Story of Liban the Mermaid.] | 97 | |
| [Connla of the Golden Hair and the Fairy Maiden.] | 106 | |
| [The Voyage of Maildun.] | ||
| [I.] | Maildun's Childhood and Youth. He begins his Voyage in Quest of the Plunderers who slew his Father, | 112 |
| [II.] | The First Island. Tidings of the Plunderers, | 117 |
| [III.] | The Island of the Monstrous Ants, | 119 |
| [IV.] | The Terraced Isle of Birds, | 120 |
| [V.] | A Monster, | 121 |
| [VI.] | The Demon Horse-Race, | 122 |
| [VII.] | The Palace of Solitude, | 124 |
| [VIII.] | The Island of the Wonderful Apple Tree, | 125 |
| [IX.] | The Island of Bloodthirsty Quadrupeds, | 126 |
| [X.] | An Extraordinary Monster, | 127 |
| [XI.] | The Isle of Red-Hot Animals, | 129 |
| [XII.] | The Palace of the Little Cat, | 131 |
| [XIII.] | An Island that dyed Black and White, | 133 |
| [XIV.] | The Island of the Burning River, | 135 |
| [XV.] | The Miller of Hell, | 136 |
| [XVI.] | The Isle of Weeping, | 137 |
| [XVII.] | The Isle of the Four Precious Walls, | 139 |
| [XVIII.] | The Palace of the Crystal Bridge, | 139 |
| [XIX.] | The Isle of Speaking Birds, | 143 |
| [XX.] | The Aged Hermit and the Human Souls, | 143 |
| [XXI.] | The Island of the Big Blacksmiths, | 145 |
| [XXII.] | The Crystal Sea, | 147 |
| [XXIII.] | A Lovely Country beneath the Waves, | 147 |
| [XXIV.] | An Island guarded by a Wall of Water, | 148 |
| [XXV.] | A Water-Arch in the Air, | 149 |
| [XXVI.] | The Silver Pillar of the Sea, | 150 |
| [XXVII.] | An Island standing on One Pillar, | 151 |
| [XXVIII.] | The Island Queen detains them with her Magic Thread-Clew, | 152 |
| [XXIX.] | The Isle of Intoxicating Wine-Fruits, | 156 |
| [XXX.] | The Isle of the Mystic Lake, | 157 |
| [XXXI.] | The Isle of Laughing, | 163 |
| [XXXII.] | The Isle of the Blest, | 164 |
| [XXXIII.] | The Hermit of the Sea-Rock, | 164 |
| [XXXIV.] | Signs of Home, | 174 |
| [XXXV.] | Maildun meets his Enemy, and arrives Home, | 175 |
| [The Fairy Palace of the Quicken Trees.] | ||
| [I.] | Colga, King of Lochlann, invades Erin, and is slain, | 177 |
| [II.] | Midac, the Son of Colga, meditates Revenge, | 181 |
| [III.] | Finn is entrapped by Midac, and held by Enchantment in the Palace of the Quicken Trees, | 189 |
| [IV.] | Innsa, Finn's Foster Son, defends the Ford leading to the Palace of the Quicken Trees, | 196 |
| [V.] | Ficna, the Son of Finn, defends the Ford, | 203 |
| [VI.] | Dermat O'Dyna slays the Three Kings of the Island of the Torrent, breaks the Spell with their Blood, and frees Finn, | 213 |
| [VII.] | The Fight at the Ford with the Foreign Army, | 219 |
| [The Pursuit of the Gilla Dacker and his Horse.] | ||
| [I.] | Arrival of the Gilla Dacker and his Horse, | 223 |
| [II.] | Conan and Fifteen of the Fena are carried off by the Gilla Dacker's Horse, | 235 |
| [III.] | Pursuit, | 239 |
| [IV.] | Dermat O'Dyna, in Quest of the Gilla Dacker, encounters the Wizard-Champion at the Well, | 245 |
| [V.] | Dermat O'Dyna in Tir-fa-tonn, | 253 |
| [VI.] | Finn, in Quest of Dermat, fights many Battles, | 259 |
| [VII.] | Finn and Dermat meet, | 265 |
| [VIII.] | Conan and his Companions found and rescued, | 267 |
| [The Pursuit of Dermat and Grania.] | ||
| [I.] | Finn, the Son of Cumal, seeks the Princess Grania to Wife, | 274 |
| [II.] | Dermat O'Dyna secretly espouses the Princess Grania, | 277 |
| [III.] | Flight and Pursuit, | 285 |
| [IV.] | The Fastness of the Seven Narrow Doors, | 289 |
| [V.] | The Three Sea-Champions and their Three Venomous Hounds on the Track of Dermat and Grania, | 296 |
| [VI.] | What Befell the Three Sea-Champions and their Three Venomous Hounds, | 305 |
| [VII.] | Sharvan, the Surly Giant, and the Fairy Quicken Tree of Dooros, | 313 |
| [VIII.] | The Attack of the Witch-Hag, | 330 |
| [IX.] | Peace and Rest at Last, | 332 |
| [X.] | The Death of Dermat, | 334 |
| [The Chase of Slieve Cullinn,] | 351 | |
| [The Chase of Slieve Fuad,] | 362 | |
| [Oisin in Tirnanoge; or, The Last of the Fena,] | 385 | |
| [The Voyage of the Sons of O'Corra,] | 400 | |
| [The Fate of the Sons of Usna,] | 427 | |
| [Notes,] | 455 | |
| [List of Proper Names,] | 471 | |
| [Footnotes,] |
THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR;
OR,
THE FOUR WHITE SWANS.
Silent, O Moyle, be the roar of thy water;
Break not, ye breezes, your chain of repose;
While murmuring mournfully, Lir's lonely daughter
Tells to the night-star her tale of woes.
Moore.