Celtic Fairy Tales

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Joseph Jacobs. Celtic Fairy Tales

PREFACE

CONNLA AND THE FAIRY MAIDEN

GULEESH

THE FIELD OF BOLIAUNS

THE HORNED WOMEN

CONALL YELLOWCLAW

HUDDEN AND DUDDEN AND DONALD O'NEARY

THE SHEPHERD OF MYDDVAI

THE SPRIGHTLY TAILOR

THE STORY OF DEIRDRE

MUNACHAR AND MANACHAR

GOLD-TREE AND SILVER-TREE

KING O'TOOLE AND HIS GOOSE

THE WOOING OF OLWEN

JACK AND HIS COMRADES

THE SHEE AN GANNON AND THE GRUAGACH GAIRE

THE STORY-TELLER AT FAULT

THE SEA-MAIDEN

A LEGEND OF KNOCKMANY

FAIR, BROWN, AND TREMBLING

JACK AND HIS MASTER

BETH GELLERT

THE TALE OF IVAN

ANDREW COFFEY

THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDS

BREWERY OF EGGSHELLS

THE LAD WITH THE GOAT-SKIN

NOTES AND REFERENCES

I. CONNLA AND THE FAIRY MAIDEN

II. GULEESH

III. FIELD OF BOLIAUNS

IV. HORNED WOMEN

V. CONAL YELLOWCLAW

VI. HUDDEN AND DUDDEN

VII. SHEPHERD OF MYDDVAI

VIII. THE SPRIGHTLY TAILOR

IX. DEIRDRE

X. MUNACHAR AND MANACHAR

XI. GOLD TREE AND SILVER TREE

XII. KING O'TOOLE AND HIS GOOSE

XIII. THE WOOING OF OLWEN

XIV. JACK AND HIS COMRADES

XV. SHEE AN GANNON AND GRUAGACH GAIRE

XVI. THE STORY-TELLER AT FAULT

XVII. SEA-MAIDEN

XVIII. LEGEND OF KNOCKMANY

XIX. FAIR, BROWN, AND TREMBLING

XX. JACK AND HIS MASTER

XXI. BETH GELLERT

XXII. STORY OF IVAN

XXIII. ANDREW COFFEY

XXIV. BATTLE OF BIRDS

XXV. BREWERY OF EGGSHELLS

XXVI. LAD WITH THE GOAT SKIN

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Connla of the Fiery Hair was son of Conn of the Hundred Fights. One day as he stood by the side of his father on the height of Usna, he saw a maiden clad in strange attire coming towards him.

"Whence comest thou, maiden?" said Connla.

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They went together accordingly to the priest's house, and the sun was just rising when they came to the door. Guleesh beat it hard, and as early as it was the priest was up, and opened the door himself. He wondered when he saw Guleesh and the girl, for he was certain that it was coming wanting to be married they were.

"Guleesh, Guleesh, isn't it the nice boy you are that you can't wait till ten o'clock or till twelve, but that you must be coming to me at this hour, looking for marriage, you and your sweetheart? You ought to know that I can't marry you at such a time, or, at all events, can't marry you lawfully. But ubbubboo!" said he, suddenly, as he looked again at the young girl, "in the name of God, who have you here? Who is she, or how did you get her?"

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