CONTENTS.

Preface.

The Countess Cathleen.

To the Rose upon the Rood of Time.

Fergus and the Druid. Originally appeared in The National Observer, May 21, 1891.

The Rose of the World. Originally appeared, under the title Rosa Mundi, in The National Observer, January 2, 1892.

The Peace of the Rose. Originally appeared in The National Observer, February 13, 1892.

The Death of Cuchullin. Originally appeared in United Ireland, June 11, 1892.

The White Birds. Originally appeared in The National Observer, May 7, 1892.

Father Gilligan. Originally appeared, under the title Father Gilligan. (A Legend told by the People of Castleisland, Kerry.), in The Scots Observer, July 5, 1890.