Poetry

The Poem-Book of the Gael

Subtitle: Translations from Irish Gaelic Poetry into English Prose and Verse

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1. THE POEM-BOOK OF THE GAEL 2. INTRODUCTION 3. THE SALTAIR NA RANN, OR PSALTER OF THE VERSES 4. THE SOURCE OF POETIC INSPIRATION 5. AMORGEN'S SONG 6. THE SONG OF CHILDBIRTH 7. GREETING TO THE NEW-BORN BABE 8. WHAT IS LOVE?9. SUMMONS TO CUCHULAIN 10. LAEGH'S DESCRIPTION OF FAIRY-LAND 11. THE LAMENTATION OF FAND WHEN SHE IS ABOUT TO LEAVE CUCHULAIN 12. MIDER'S CALL TO FAIRY-LAND 13. THE SONG OF THE FAIRIES 14. THE GREAT LAMENTATION OF DEIRDRE FOR THE SONS OF USNA 15. FIRST WINTER-SONG 16. SECOND WINTER-SONG 17. IN PRAISE OF MAY 18. THE ISLE OF ARRAN 19. THE PARTING OF GOLL FROM HIS WIFE 20. YOUTH AND AGE 21. CHILL WINTER 22. THE SLEEP-SONG OF GRAINNE OVER DERMUID 23. THE SLAYING OF CONBEG 24. THE FAIRIES' LULLABY 25. SONG OF THE FOREST TREES 26. ST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATE 27. PATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTER 28. COLUMCILLE'S FAREWELL TO ARAN OF THE SAINTS 29. ST. COLUMBA IN IONA 30. HYMN TO THE DAWN 31. THE SONG OF MANCHAN THE HERMIT 32. A PRAYER 33. THE LOVES OF LIADAN AND CURITHIR 34. THE LAY OF PRINCE MARVAN 35. THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARE 36. THE STUDENT AND HIS CAT 37. THE SONG OF THE SEVEN ARCHANGELS 38. THE FÉILIRE OF ADAMNAN 39. THE FEATHERED HERMIT 40. AN APHORISM 41. THE BLACKBIRD 42. DEUS MEUS 43. THE SOUL'S DESIRE 44. TEMPEST ON THE SEA 45. THE OLD WOMAN OF BEARE 46. GORMLIATH'S LAMENT FOR NIAL BLACK-KNEE 47. THE MOTHER'S LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS 48. CONSECRATION 49. TEACH ME, O TRINITY 50. THE SHAVING OF MURDOCH 51. EILEEN AROON 52. THE DOWNFALL OF THE GAEL 53. ADDRESS TO BRIAN O'ROURKE "OF THE BULWARKS" TO AROUSE HIM AGAINST THE ENGLISH[107]54. O'HUSSEY'S ODE TO THE MAGUIRE 55. A LAMENT FOR THE PRINCES OF TYRONE AND TYRCONNEL 56. THE COUNTY OF MAYO 57. THE OUTLAW OF LOCH LENE 58. THE FLOWER OF NUT-BROWN MAIDS 59. ROISÍN DUBH 60. MY DARK ROSALEEN 61. THE FAIR HILLS OF EIRE 62. SHULE AROON 63. LOVE'S DESPAIR 64. THE CRUISKEEN LAWN 65. EAMONN AN CHNUIC, OR "NED OF THE HILL"66. O DRUIMIN DONN DILISH 67. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT?68. THE EXILE'S SONG 69. THE FISHERMAN'S KEEN 70. BOATMAN'S HYMN 71. DIRGE ON THE DEATH OF ART O'LEARY 72. THE MIDNIGHT COURT 73. HYMN TO THE VIRGIN MARY 74. CHRISTMAS HYMN 75. O MARY OF GRACES 76. THE CATTLE-SHED 77. HAIL TO THEE, O MARY 78. TWO PRAYERS 79. O MARY, O BLESSED MOTHER 80. I REST WITH THEE, O JESUS 81. THANKSGIVING AFTER FOOD 82. THE SACRED TRINITY 83. O KING OF THE WOUNDS 84. PRAYER BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP 85. I LIE DOWN WITH GOD 86. THE WHITE PATERNOSTER 87. ANOTHER VERSION 88. A NIGHT PRAYER 89. MARY'S VISION 90. THE SAFE-GUARDING OF MY SOUL 91. ANOTHER VERSION 92. THE STRAYING SHEEP 93. BEFORE COMMUNION 94. MAY THE SWEET NAME OF JESUS 95. O BLESSED JESUS 96. ANOTHER VERSION 97. MORNING WISH 98. ON "COVERING" THE FIRE FOR THE NIGHT[114]99. THE MAN WHO STANDS STIFF 100. CHARM AGAINST ENEMIES 101. CHARM FOR A PAIN IN THE SIDE 102. CHARM AGAINST SORROW 103. THE KEENING OF MARY 104. CUSHLA MA CHREE 105. THE BLACKTHORN 106. PASTHEEN FINN 107. SHE 108. HOPELESS LOVE 109. THE GIRL I LOVE 110. WOULD GOD I WERE 111. BRANCH OF THE SWEET AND EARLY ROSE 112. IS TRUAGH GAN MISE I SASANA 113. THE YELLOW BITTERN 114. HAVE YOU BEEN AT CARRACK?115. CASHEL OF MUNSTER 116. THE SNOWY-BREASTED PEARL 117. THE DARK MAID OF THE VALLEY 118. THE COOLUN 119. CEANN DUBH DHILEAS[115]120. RINGLETED YOUTH OF MY LOVE 121. I SHALL NOT DIE FOR YOU 122. DONALL OGE 123. THE GRIEF OF A GIRL'S HEART 124. DEATH THE COMRADE 125. MUIRNEEN OF THE FAIR HAIR 126. THE RED MAN'S WIFE 127. ANOTHER VERSION 128. MY GRIEF ON THE SEA 129. ORÓ MHÓR, A MHÓIRÍN 130. THE LITTLE YELLOW ROAD 131. REPROACH TO THE PIPE 132. LAMENT OF MORIAN SHEHONE FOR MISS MARY BOURKE 133. MODEREEN RUE; OR, THE LITTLE RED ROGUE[120]134. THE STARS STAND UP 135. THE LOVE SMART 136. WELL FOR THEE 137. I AM RAFTERY 138. DUST HATH CLOSED HELEN'S EYE 139. THE SHINING POSY 140. LOVE IS A MORTAL DISEASE 141. I AM WATCHING MY YOUNG CALVES SUCKING 142. THE NARROW ROAD 143. FORSAKEN 144. I FOLLOW A STAR 145. NURSE'S SONG 146. A SLEEP SONG 147. THE CRADLE OF GOLD 148. RURAL SONG 149. PLOUGHING SONG 150. A SPINNING-WHEEL DITTY 151. NOTES

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