Connla and the Fairy Maiden-"Summon swift my Druid Coran, for I see she has again this day the power of speech."
The Feild of Boliauns-"Beer!" said Tom. "Thunder and fire! Where did you get it?" Love the exclamation "Thunder and Fire"
The Horned Women-Return, and when thou comest to the north angle of the house, cry aloud three times and say, 'The mountain of the Fenian women and the sky over it is all on fire.' "
The Shepard of Myddvai-Shaking the bright drops from their hair and gliding to the shore, they wandered about amongst his flock. I really enjoy this quote.
The Sprightly Sailor- Some of the words are hard to understand but I like this story. The tailor was well aware of this, but he was a sprightly man, and when the laird dared him to make the trews by night in the church, the tailor was not to be daunted, but took it in hand to gain the prize.
Munachar and Manachar- I love the rythmn of this story and they way it seems like it rhymns but it doesn't. I think it's the repetutiveness.
Golden-Tree and Siler-Tree-When the prince came home and found Gold-tree dead, he was in great sorrow, and when he saw how beautiful she was, he did not bury her at all, but he locked her in a room where nobody would get near her.
Lady looking into a well. Taken from the Untextbook. |
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