- 1Introduction
- 2The Saltair Na Rann, or Psalter of the Verses
- 3The Source of Poetic Inspiration
- 4Amorgen's Song
- 5The Song of Childbirth
- 6Greeting to the New-Born Babe
- 7What Is Love?
- 8Summons to Cuchulain
- 9Laegh's Description of Fairy-Land
- 10The Lamentation of Fand When She Is About to Leave Cuchulain
- 11Mider's Call to Fairy-Land
- 12The Song of the Fairies
- 13The Great Lamentation of Deirdre for the Sons of Usna
- 14First Winter-Song
- 15Second Winter-Song
- 16In Praise of May
- 17The Isle of Arran
- 18The Parting of Goll from His Wife
- 19Youth and Age
- 20Chill Winter
- 21The Sleep-Song of Grainne over Dermuid
- 22The Slaying of Conbeg
- 23The Fairies' Lullaby
- 24Song of the Forest Trees
- 25St. Patrick's Breastplate
- 26Patrick's Blessing on Munster
- 27Columcille's Farewell to Aran of the Saints
- 28St. Columba in Iona
- 29Hymn to the Dawn
- 30The Song of Manchan the Hermit
- 31A Prayer
- 32The Loves of Liadan and Curithir
- 33The Lay of Prince Marvan
- 34The Song of Crede, Daughter of Guare
- 35The Student and His Cat
- 36The Song of the Seven Archangels
- 37The Féilire of Adamnan
- 38The Feathered Hermit · An Aphorism — The Blackbird
- 39Deus Meus
- 40The Soul's Desire
- 41Tempest on the Sea
- 42The Old Woman of Beare
- 43Gormliath's Lament for Nial Black-Knee
- 44The Mother's Lament at the Slaughter of the Innocents
- 45Consecration
- 46Teach Me, o Trinity
- 47The Shaving of Murdoch
- 48Eileen Aroon
- 49The Downfall of the Gael
- 50Address to Brian O'Rourke "Of the Bulwarks" to Arouse Him Against t…
- 51O'Hussey's Ode to the Maguire
- 52A Lament for the Princes of Tyrone and Tyrconnel
- 53The County of Mayo
- 54The Outlaw of Loch Lene
- 55The Flower of Nut-Brown Maids
- 56Roisín Dubh
- 57My Dark Rosaleen
- 58The Fair Hills of Eire
- 59Shule Aroon
- 60Love's Despair
- 61The Cruiskeen Lawn
- 62Eamonn an Chnuic, or "Ned of the Hill"
- 63O Druimin Donn Dilish
- 64Do You Remember That Night?
- 65The Exile's Song
- 66The Fisherman's Keen
- 67Boatman's Hymn
- 68Dirge on the Death of Art O'Leary
- 69The Midnight Court
- 70Hymn to the Virgin Mary
- 71Christmas Hymn
- 72O Mary of Graces
- 73The Cattle-Shed
- 74Hail to Thee, o Mary
- 75Two Prayers — O Mary, o Blessed Mother
- 76I Rest with Thee, o Jesus
- 77Thanksgiving After Food — The Sacred Trinity
- 78O King of the Wounds
- 79Prayer Before Going to Sleep
- 80I Lie Down with God
- 81The White Paternoster
- 82Another Version
- 83A Night Prayer
- 84Mary's Vision
- 85The Safe-Guarding of My Soul
- 86Another Version
- 87The Straying Sheep
- 88Before Communion
- 89May the Sweet Name of Jesus
- 90O Blessed Jesus
- 91Another Version
- 92Morning Wish
- 93On "Covering" the Fire for the Night
- 94The Man Who Stands Stiff
- 95Charm Against Enemies
- 96Charm for a Pain in the Side
- 97Charm Against Sorrow
- 98The Keening of Mary
- 99Cushla Ma Chree
- 100The Blackthorn
- 101Pastheen Finn
- 102She
- 103Hopeless Love
- 104The Girl I Love
- 105Would God I Were
- 106Branch of the Sweet and Early Rose
- 107Is Truagh Gan Mise I Sasana
- 108The Yellow Bittern
- 109Have You Been at Carrack?
- 110Cashel of Munster
- 111The Snowy-Breasted Pearl
- 112The Dark Maid of the Valley
- 113The Coolun
- 114Ceann Dubh Dhileas
- 115Ringleted Youth of My Love
- 116I Shall Not die for You
- 117Donall Oge
- 118The Grief of a Girl's Heart
- 119Death the Comrade
- 120Muirneen of the Fair Hair
- 121The Red Man's Wife
- 122Another Version
- 123My Grief on the Sea
- 124Oró Mhór, a Mhóirín
- 125The Little Yellow Road
- 126Reproach to the Pipe
- 127Lament of Morian Shehone for Miss Mary Bourke
- 128Modereen Rue; Or, the Little Red Rogue
- 129The Stars Stand Up
- 130The Love Smart
- 131Well for Thee
- 132I Am Raftery
- 133Dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye
- 134The Shining Posy
- 135Love Is a Mortal Disease
- 136I Am Watching My Young Calves Sucking
- 137The Narrow Road
- 138Forsaken
- 139I Follow a Star
- 140Nurse's Song
- 141A Sleep Song
- 142The Cradle of Gold
- 143Rural Song
- 144Ploughing Song
- 145A Spinning-Wheel Ditty
The Poem-Book of the Gael
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