This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...favourites, and a giolla, and next day saw him at the house of his relatives in Alba, all the household vieing with each other in giving him welcome; his own dogs, and all those of the household, striving with each other for a seat nixt him before the huge fire in the hall, and the long-eared, si ken-haired la-do on ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...favourites, and a giolla, and next day saw him at the house of his relatives in Alba, all the household vieing with each other in giving him welcome; his own dogs, and all those of the household, striving with each other for a seat nixt him before the huge fire in the hall, and the long-eared, si ken-haired la-do on his knees. A "eat damp was flung on his spiiits gby the news that heglmate had been accidentally killed on the previous day. Many an envious glance was cast on the little pampered animal by house, and sheep, and wolf-dog that evening, and their whinings Z:6P&1%Itl;y p1auy: .. selfisgi zndhillinatured snarl. Tip; idaughd er o e ouse ancie s e a never seen so we orme or well favoured a young gaisca; but though he paid her all the attention he could spare from his rough and smoothcoated favourites, she thought within herself, " If all the men of Erinn pay as little attention to the women as our guest, I pity their wives and daughters." Next day the visitor took an opportunity of asking, in persuasive accents, the gift of the much-coveted Leanan. " Do not press your request, good cousin," said the master of the house; " my wife and myself value the race of dogs nearly as much as you do. There is of her kind but herself in Britain. She will soon give birth to a litter; and by your hand you shall have a pair. Stay with us; hunt, and course, and fish, till they are fit for removal." " I would be dead of impatience by that time. Give me instant possession of the darling Leanan, and my hand to you, I shall cross the sea of Moyle again with a pair of her young, in seasonable time." "No, dear cousin and guest; take all my cattle; take cloaks, shields, gorgets of. gold and silver, as much as you...
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Add this copy of The Bardic Stories of Ireland to cart. $52.22, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Hansebooks.
Add this copy of The Bardic Stories of Ireland to cart. $59.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Wentworth Press.
