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Ancient Legends of Ireland

by Lady Wilde

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  1. 1Note
  2. 2Epigraph
  3. 3Preface
  4. 4Ancient Legends
  5. 5The Horned Women
  6. 6The Legend of Ballytowtas Castle
  7. 7A Wolf Story
  8. 8The Evil Eye
  9. 9The Stolen Bride
  10. 10Fairy Music
  11. 11The Fairy Dance
  12. 12Fairy Justice
  13. 13The Priest’s Soul
  14. 14The Fairy Race
  15. 15The Trial by Fire
  16. 16The Lady Witch
  17. 17Ethna the Bride
  18. 18The Fairies’ Revenge
  19. 19Fairy Help — The Phouka
  20. 20The Farmer Punished
  21. 21The Farmer’s Wife
  22. 22The Midnight Ride — A Peasant’s Tale
  23. 23The Leprehaun
  24. 24Legends of the Western Islands
  25. 25The Bride’s Death-Song
  26. 26The Child’s Dream
  27. 27The Fairy Child
  28. 28The Doom
  29. 29The Clearing From Guilt
  30. 30The Holy Well and the Murderer
  31. 31Legends of Innis-Sark — A Woman’s Curse
  32. 32Legends of the Dead in the Western Islands
  33. 33Superstitions Concerning the Dead
  34. 34The Fatal Love-Charm
  35. 35The Fenian Knights — A Legend of the West
  36. 36Rathlin Island
  37. 37The Strange Guests
  38. 38The Dead Soldier
  39. 39The Three Gifts
  40. 40The Fairies as Fallen Angels
  41. 41The Fairy Changeling
  42. 42Fairy Wiles
  43. 43Shaun-Mor — A Legend of Innis-Sark
  44. 44The Cave Fairies
  45. 45Evil Spells
  46. 46An Irish Adept of the Islands
  47. 47The May Festival
  48. 48May-Day Superstitions
  49. 49Festivals
  50. 50November Spells
  51. 51November Eve
  52. 52A Terrible Revenge
  53. 53Midsummer
  54. 54Marriage Rites
  55. 55The Dead
  56. 56The Wake Orgies
  57. 57The Ancient Mysteries
  58. 58The Power of the Word
  59. 59The Poet and the King
  60. 60The Sidhe Race
  61. 61Music
  62. 62Poet Inspiration — Eodain the Poetess
  63. 63The Banshee
  64. 64Queen Maeve
  65. 65Death Signs
  66. 66Superstitions
  67. 67The Fairy Rath
  68. 68Fairy Nature
  69. 69Irish Nature
  70. 70Legends of Animals
  71. 71Concerning Dogs
  72. 72Concerning Cats
  73. 73Seanchan the Bard and the King of the Cats
  74. 74The Bards
  75. 75King Arthur and the Cat
  76. 76Concerning Cows
  77. 77The Dead Hand
  78. 78The Wicked Widow
  79. 79The Butter Mystery
  80. 80Concerning Birds
  81. 81Concerning Living Creatures
  82. 82The Properties of Herbs and Their Use in Medicine
  83. 83Medical Superstitions and Ancient Charms
  84. 84Various Superstitions and Cures
  85. 85Omens and Superstitions
  86. 86Superstitions of the Islands. Concerning the Dead
  87. 87Legends of the Saints
  88. 88St. Ciaron
  89. 89St. Martin
  90. 90St. Bridget
  91. 91St. Kieran
  92. 92St. Kevin
  93. 93Christian Legends
  94. 94Swearing Stones and Relics
  95. 95Mysteries of Fairy Power
  96. 96The Changeling
  97. 97The Fairy Doctor
  98. 98The Poet’s Spell
  99. 99Charm for the Fairy Stroke
  100. 100The Farmer’s Fate
  101. 101The Fairy Rath
  102. 102The Holy Wells
  103. 103St. Augustine’s Well
  104. 104The Grilled Trout
  105. 105Legend of Neal-Mor
  106. 106St. John’s Well
  107. 107The Well of Fionn Ma-Coul
  108. 108St. Seenan’s Well
  109. 109Kil-Na-Greina
  110. 110The Well of Worship
  111. 111The Bride’s Well
  112. 112The Irish Fakir
  113. 113Sacred Trees
  114. 114Tober-Na-Dara
  115. 115Lough Neagh
  116. 116The Doctor and the Fairy Princess
  117. 117A Holy Well
  118. 118A Sacred Island
  119. 119The Lake of Revenge
  120. 120Scenes at a Holy Well
  121. 121Lough Foyle
  122. 122The Hen’s Castle
  123. 123Sliabh-Mish, County Kerry
  124. 124The Skelligs of Kerry
  125. 125Popular Notions Concerning the Sidhe Race
  126. 126The Hurling Match
  127. 127The Ride With the Fairies
  128. 128The Fairy Spy
  129. 129The Dark Horseman
  130. 130Sheela-Na-Skean
  131. 131Captain Webb, the Robber Chief
  132. 132The Mayo Robber and Feenish the Mare
  133. 133Sketches of the Irish Past
  134. 134The Ancient Race
  135. 135The Antiquities of Ireland
  136. 136Early Irish Art
  137. 137Our Ancient Capital
  138. 138On the Ancient Races of Ireland

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