Selections from Ancient Irish Poetry
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1. Front matter2. KUNO MEYER3. INTRODUCTION4. THE ISLES OF THE HAPPY5. THE SEA-GOD'S ADDRESS TO BRAN6. THE TRYST AFTER DEATH7. DEIRDRE'S FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND8. DEIRDRE'S LAMENT9. THE HOSTS OF FAERY10. FROM THE VISION OF MAC CONGLINNE11. THE DEER'S CRY12. AN EVEN-SONG13. PATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTER14. THE HERMIT'S SONG15. A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN16. EVE'S LAMENT17. ON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHT18. TO CRINOG19. THE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLING20. MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL21. THE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS22. KING AND HERMIT23. SONG OF THE SEA24. SUMMER HAS COME25. SONG OF SUMMER26. SUMMER IS GONE27. A SONG OF WINTER28. ARRAN29. THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARE30. LIADIN AND CURITHIR31. A DIRGE FOR KING NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES (+ a.d. 405)32. THE SONG OF CARROLL'S SWORD (a.d. 909)33. EOCHAID ON THE DEATH OF KING AED MAC DOMNAILL UA NEILL[20]34. ERARD MAC COISSE ON THE DEATH OF KING MALACHY II.[23]35. THE MONK AND HIS PET CAT36. COLUM CILLE'S GREETING TO IRELAND37. ON ANGUS THE CULDEE (+ ca. 830)38. COLUM CILLE THE SCRIBE39. THE LAMENT OF THE OLD WOMAN OF BEARE40. THE DESERTED HOME41. CORMAC MAC CULENNAIN SANG THIS42. ALEXANDER THE GREAT43. THE SCRIBE44. ON A DEAD SCHOLAR45. THE CRUCIFIXION46. THE PILGRIM AT ROME47. HOSPITALITY48. THE BLACKBIRD49. MOLING SANG THIS50. THE CHURCH BELL IN THE NIGHT51. THE VIKING TERROR52. FROM THE TRIADS OF IRELAND53. FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS OF KING CORMAC54. NOTES