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ith them for food during the journey crimson nuts, and arbutus apples, and scarlet quicken-berries, which they had bro

berries had the taste of honey, and those who ate of them felt a cheerful glow, as if they had drunk of wine or old m

es but themselves, sent a giant of their own people to guard it, namely, Sharvan the Surly

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the cave was called Uaimh Bealach Conglais, or the cave of the road of Cuglas (now Baltinglass, in the County of Wicklow). It is about this cave, nevertheless, that so many of our pretended Irish antiquarians have written so much nonsense in connection with som

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ze spear-like brooch fastening his cloak. A full and well-fitting shirt to his skin. Two firm shoes between his two feet and the ground. A hand-staff of white hazel in one hand of 153 his; a single-edged sword with a sea-horse hilt i

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several dazzling descriptions of cavalcades taken from the old tales. Silv

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warriors; because it was alike that woman of the valley (de bananaig), and hobgoblins (bacanaig), and wild people of the glen (geinti glindi), and demons of the

f The Tain bo Chuailgné.––"O'Curry's Manners and

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ames, and other religious rites; during pagan times to hold parliaments, promulgate laws, listen to the recitation of tales and poems, engage in or witness c

were especially protected, a certain place being set apart for their exclusive use, as a place was s

ing who held the fair awarded prizes to the most successful poets, musicians, and professo

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