Ancient legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland / With sketches of the Irish past

CONTENTS.

PAGE
Introduction	1
The Horned Women	10
The Legend of Ballytowtas Castle	12
A Wolf Story	17
The Evil Eye	20
The Stolen Bride	27
Fairy Music	29
The Fairy Dance	30
Fairy Justice	32
The Priest’s Soul	33
The Fairy Race	37
The Trial by Fire	39
The Lady Witch	41
Ethna the Bride	42
The Fairies’ Revenge	46
Fairy Help—the Phouka	48
The Farmer Punished	49
The Farmer’s Wife	52
The Midnight Ride	53
The Leprehaun	56
The Legends of the Western Islands	59
The Bride’s Death-Song	60
The Child’s Dream	62
The Fairy Child	64
The Doom	67
The Clearing from Guilt	69
The Holy Well and the Murderer	70
Legends of Innis-Sark—a Woman’s Curse	71
Legends of the Dead in the Western Islands	75
The Death Sign	75
Kathleen	76
November Eve	78
The Dance of the Dead	80
Superstitions concerning the Dead	81
The Fatal Love-Charm	83
The Fenian Knights	84
Rathlin Island	86
The Strange Guests	86
The Dead Soldier	87
The Three Gifts	88
The Fairies as Fallen Angels	89
The Fairy Changelin nternal">208
Fairy Doctors	209
Charms by Crystals	209
Alectromantia	210
Fairy Power	210
Omens and Superstitions	211
That Forbode Evil	211
To Attract Bees	213
Superstitions of the Islands—
Concerning the Dead	213
The Coastguard’s Fate	214
Relics	214
LEGENDS OF THE SAINTS.
St. Patrick	215
The Well of the Book	216
St. Patrick and the Serpent	216
St. Patrick and the Princesses	217
The Poison Cup	217
Divination	217
The Blind Poet	218
The Story of Breccan	218
Bardic Privileges	219
St. Ciaron	220
St. Martin	220
St. Bridget	222
St. Kieran	223
St. Kevin	223
Christian Legends	224
Swearing Stones and Relics—
The Cremave	225
Relics for clearing from Guilt	226
Innis-Murry	227
MYSTERIES OF FAIRY POWER.
The Evil Stroke	228
The Changeling	229
The Fairy Doctor	231
The Poet’s Spell	233
Charm for the Fairy Stroke	233
The Farmer’s Fate	234
The Fairy Rath	235
THE HOLY WELLS.
The Holy Wells	236
The White Stones	237
The Sacred Trout	237
St. Augustine’s Well	238
The Grilled Trout	238
Legend of Neal-mor	239
St. John’s Well	240
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