CONTENTS

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[MYTH AND SAGA]
THE ISLES OF THE HAPPY[3]
THE SEA-GOD'S ADDRESS TO BRAN[7]
THE TRYST AFTER DEATH[9]
DEIRDRE'S FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND[15]
DEIRDRE'S LAMENT[17]
THE HOSTS OF FAERY[19]
FROM THE VISION OF MAC CONGLINNE[20]
[RELIGIOUS POETRY]
THE DEER'S CRY[25]
AN EVEN-SONG[28]
PATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTER[29]
THE HERMIT'S SONG[30]
A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN[32]
EVE'S LAMENT[34]
ON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHT[35]
TO CRINOG[37]
THE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLING[39]
MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL[41]
THE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS[42]
[SONGS OF NATURE]
KING AND HERMIT[47]
SONG OF THE SEA[51]
SUMMER HAS COME[53]
SONG OF SUMMER[54]
SUMMER IS GONE[56]
A SONG OF WINTER[57]
ARRAN[59]

[LOVE POETRY]
THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARE[63]
LIADIN AND CURITHIR[65]
[BARDIC POETRY]
A DIRGE FOR KING NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES[69]
THE SONG OF CARROLL'S SWORD[72]
EOCHAID'S LAMENT[75]
LAMENT ON KING MALACHY II.[77]
[MISCELLANEOUS]
THE MONK AND HIS PET CAT[81]
COLUM CILLE'S GREETING TO IRELAND[83]
ON ANGUS THE CULDEE[86]
COLUM CILLE THE SCRIBE[87]
THE LAMENT OF THE OLD WOMAN OF BEARE[88]
THE DESERTED HOME[92]
CORMAC MAC CULENNAIN SANG THIS[94]
ALEXANDER THE GREAT[95]
[QUATRAINS]
THE SCRIBE[99]
ON A DEAD SCHOLAR[99]
THE CRUCIFIXION[99]
THE PILGRIM AT ROME[100]
HOSPITALITY[100]
THE BLACKBIRD[100]
MOLING SANG THIS[100]
THE CHURCH BELL IN THE NIGHT[101]
THE VIKING TERROR[101]
[FROM THE TRIADS OF IRELAND][102]
[FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS OF KING CORMAC][105]
[NOTES][111]


MYTH AND SAGA