LEGENDS OF SAINTS & SINNERS
Reading edition
Collected and Translated from the Irish by DOUGLAS HYDE, LL.D., D.Litt.
With Illustrations by Noel L. Nisbet
THE GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD. LONDON DUBLIN AND BELFAST
CONTENTS.
Page
Introductionvii
St. Patrick and Crom Dubh1
Mary's Well12
How Covetousness Came into the Church22
Knock Mulruana26
The Stone of Truth34
The Adventures of Leithin40
The Comparison as to Ages56
The Death of Bearachan63
Story of Solomon66
Christmas Alms70
The Burial of Jesus76
Saint Peter80
Legends of St. Deglan87
St. Paul's Vision95
Oscar of the Flail110
Oisin in Elphin114
The Priest who went to do Penance116
The Friars of Urlaur125
Dialogue between Two Old Women136
The Minister and the Gossoon142
The Keening of the Three Marys145
The Farmer's Son and the Bishop148
Shaun the Tinker154
Mary and St. Joseph and The Cherry Tree163
The Student who left College166
The Help of God in the Road173
The Minister's Son178
The Old Woman of Beare188
The Old Hag of Dingle192
The Poem of the Tor195
Columcille and His Brother Dobhran198
Bruadar and Smith and Glinn206
Friar Brian210
How the First Cat was Created214
God spare You your Health217
Teig O'Kane and the Corpse219
Tomaus O'Cahan and the Ghost238
Prayer after Tobacco243
The Buideach, The Tinker, and The Black Donkey 247
The Great Worm of the Shannon258
The Poor Widow and Grania Oï264
The Gambler of the Branch273
The Beetle, The Dhardheel, and the Prumpolaun276
The Lady of the Alms280
St. Patrick and his Garron283
How Saint Moling got his Name292