I measured all the things upon the earth;
Love ordered them, and order kept them fair,
And love to order must be truly wed.
O soul! why all this heat of little worth?
Why cast out order with no thought or care?
For by love’s warmth must love be governèd.
THE LITTLE CHAPEL AT MONAMULLIN.
Situated in the wildest portion of the county of Mayo, Monamullin, at the date upon which this story opens, mustered about forty mud-cabins erected here and there, and in such positions as were deemed most suitable, having regard to the cruel winds from the ocean, and the “bit o’ ground” for the cultivation of the potatoes.