Translations from the Celtic Literature: A Celtic Miscellany

A Celtic MiscellanyPrefaceMaps:(i) Ireland(ii) WalesHero-Tale and AdventureNote1. How Cú Chulainn Got His Name2. Cú Chulainn and the Charioteer3. The Killing of Edarcomhol4. Cú Chulainn's Meeting with Findabhair5. Ceithern's Blood-transfusion and Death6. Cú Chulainn in the Valley of the Deaf7. The Story of Deirdre8. The Death of Conchobhar9. How Celtchar Killed the "Brown Mouse"10. How Cobhthach Contrived his Brother's Death11. The Recognition of UlyssesNatureNote12. May-time13. The Coming of Winter14. Winter Cold15. Winter16. The Four Seasons17. A Storm at Sea18. The Hermit's Hut19. Arran20. The Hill of Howth21. Deirdre Remembers a Scottish Glen22. The Ivied Tree-Top23. Suibhne the Wild Man in the Forest24. Suibhne Praises the Garbh25. To May and January26. The Birch-wood Bower27. The Snow28. The Mist29. The Stars30. The Burial of the Poet, Dead for Love31. The Poet's Arbour in the Birch-wood32. To a Birch-tree Cut Down, and Set Up in the Llanidloes for a Maypole33. The Mansion of the Woods34. To the Sun35. To the New Moon36. To the Moon37. The Mountain Stream38. Winter and SummerLoveNote39. The Dream of Oenghus40. How Trystan Won Esylt41. Secret Love42. The Jealous Husband43. The Seagull44. In Defence of Women45. To Her Hair46. Reconciliation47. The Lover's Doubts48. Do Not Torment Me, Woman49. The Hidden Love50. Take Those Lips Away51. Trust No Man52. Happy for You, Blind Man!53. Hate Goes Just as Far as Love54. The Blackthorn Pin55. The Indifferent Mistress56. Parted Lovers57. The Message of the Eyes58. She's the White Flower of the Blackberry59. How Glad Are the Small Birds60. Young Lad of the Braided Hair61. At the Fiddlers'62. He Whose Hand and Eye Are Gentle63. The Black-haired Lad64. The Laundress's Sweetheart65. Mary, My Darling66. Kate of Garnavilla67. The Ballad of Marivonnik68. Fhir a' Bhàta69. The Slender LadEpigramNote70. The Wayside Fountain71. The Blackbird's Song72. The Hermit Blackbird73. The Spring74. Heather Flowers75. Mountain Lakes76. Sliabh gCua77. Merioneth78. The Pole Star79. Night80. Night and Morning81. The Wind82. The Storm83. Thick Snow84. The Snowfall85. Flood-tide86. Autumn87. Winter Has Come88. Women's Tongues89. Women's Hats90. The Proud Lady91. The Twig and the Root92. Love Gives Wings93. Her Light Step94. Like the Birch-tree95. Lovelier than the Sun96. Red and White Roses97. Promiscuity98. Dream and Reality99. The End of the Day100. The Boorish Patron101. Finn's Generosity102. Weariness of Body and Weariness of Spirit103. How Happy Are the Wild Birds104. Quando Ver Venit Meum?105. Sorrow106. Woe Is Me that I Ever Was Born107. Old Age Comes not Alone108. Old Age and Death109. Life's Uncertainty110. Thoughts of Death111. Stealthy Death112. Not Divided in Death113. On the Tomb114. The Lover's Grave115. For a Grave at Trawsfynydd116. Epitaph on a Little Girl117. Everyman's Epitaph118. On Two Shipwrecked Sailors119. The Praises of God120. Christ Before Pilate121. A Vain Pilgrimage122. The Monk's Mistress123. On Mael Mhuru the Poet124. Dinas Bran125. Imperial Caesar Dead and Turned to Clay126. The Court of Ifor Hael"Celtic Magic"Note127. The Adventure of Conle128. The Story of Lludd and Llefelys129. Ruadh in the Land Under the Wave130. The Creation of Blodeuwedd131. The Magic Gaming-board132. From The Voyage of Mael Dúin133. The Magic Pigs of Cruachu134. The Black and White Sheep and the Blazing Tree135. From The Voyage of the Uí Chorra136. The Three Werewolves from the Cave of Cruacha137. How the Fenians Found the Fairy Hill138. The Air Ship139. The Burial of the Priest's Concubine140. Drowned GiantessesDescriptionNote141. Froech in the Dark Pool142. Froech and the Fairy Women143. Midhir's Invitation to the Earthly Paradise144. The Islands of the Earthly Paradise145. The Arrival at the Earthly Paradise146. Morning Sun147. Sunshine Through the Window148. The Mowers149. The White Lake of Carra150. Iubhdhán's Fairy House151. Uncomfortable Lodgings152. The Cliff of Alternan153. Édaín the Fairy154. Olwen155. Gruffudd ap Cynan's Wife156. The Reign of Gruffudd ap Cynan157. From The Misty Corrie158. From The Song of Summer159. You Are Whiter than the Swan160. At the Battle of Magh Mucraimhe161. The Battle of Ventry162. The Monster of Scattery Island163. St. Brendan's Vision of Hell164. The Homeward Voyage165. The Troublesome GillieHumour and SatireNote166. A Cursed Undutiful Son-in-law167. Bricriu's Practical Joke168. Culhwch's Arrival at the Court of King Arthur169. Some of King Arthur's Wonderful Men170. "Eating a Mouse Includes Its Tail"171. The Guest House at the Monastery of Cork172. The Elders of the End of the World173. From the Early Welsh Laws174. The Vanity of Women175. The Girls of Llanbadarn176. A Night at an Inn177. The Magpie's Advice178. The Poet and the Grey Friar179. My Purse, Gramercy to You for This!180. Welsh Harper and English Bagpiper181. The Letter of O'Neill to Sir John McCoughleyn182. "Civil Irish" and "Wild Irish"183. The Student's Life184. A Smart Young Woman185. The Midwives and the Father186. Where Are You Going to, my Pretty Maid?187. Egan O'Rahilly and the Minister188. On the Murder of David Gleeson, BailiffBardic PoetryNote189. Elegy on Llywelyn ap Gruffudd190. The Battle of Tal Moelfre191. The Killing of Hywel ab Owein192. Maguire and MacDermot193. The Fertile Lands of Cathal Ó Conchobhair194. Prosperity in the Time of Tadhg Ó Conchobhair195. The Praise of Fermanagh196. The Harp of Cnoc Í Chosgair197. From the Lament for the Four Macdonalds198. To the Earl of Argyll before the Battle of Flodden199. Who Will Buy a Poem?200. On the Death of William Gould201. To Arouse the Gael in Support of Prince CharlesElegyNote202. From the Gododdin203. From the Elegy on Cynddylan204. Eimher's Keen over Cú Chulainn205. The Wild Man of the Woods206. The Wild Man's Life207. The Wild Man Comes to the Monastery208. Deirdre's Farewell to Scotland209. Elegy on Druim nDen210. Senility211. Elegy on Gruffydd ab Addaf ap Dafydd212. The Vision213. The Unquiet Grave214. Ty'n y Coed215. Longing216. The Braes of Glen Broom217. Elegy on the Ruins of Timoleague Abbey218. Lament for Reilly219. Elegy for His Daughter Ellen220. The Death of Màiri221. The Lament for Art O'LearyReligionNote222. St. Columba's Island Heritage223. The Wish of Manchán of Liath224. The Hermit225. St. Brendan and the Harper226. St. Ide's Wish227. I Should Like to Have a Great Ale-Feast228. The Little Boys Who Went to Heaven229. A Ghost Story230. The Resurrection of Bresal Son of Diarmaid231. From The Vision of Adhamhnán232. The Tree of Life233. How St. Scoithin Got His Name234. St. Mael Anfaidh and the Bird's Lament for St. Mo Lua235. St. Columba's Nettle Broth236. Mo Chua's Riches237. Repentance before Death238. Damnation239. Christ's Bounties240. The Murder of Abel241. St. Meriasek Arrives in Cornwall242. The Best and Worst Nail in the Ark243. A Prayer to the Virgin244. A Charm with YarrowNotesPronouncing Index of Names