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INTRODUCTION 1
THE HORNED WOMEN 10
THE LEGEND OF BALLYTOWTAS CASTLE 12
A WOLF STORY 17
THE EVIL EYE 20
THE STOLEN BRIDE 27
FAIRY MUSIC 29
THE FAIRY DANCE 30
FAIRY JUSTICE 32
THE PRIEST’S SOUL 33
THE FAIRY RACE 37
THE TRIAL BY FIRE 39
THE LADY WITCH 41
ETHNA THE BRIDE 42
THE FAIRIES’ REVENGE 46
FAIRY HELP—THE PHOUKA 48
THE FARMER PUNISHED 49
THE FARMER’S WIFE 52
THE MIDNIGHT RIDE 53
THE LEPREHAUN 56
THE LEGENDS OF THE WESTERN ISLANDS 59
THE BRIDE’S DEATH-SONG 60
THE CHILD’S DREAM 62
THE FAIRY CHILD 64
THE DOOM 67
THE CLEARING FROM GUILT 69
THE HOLY WELL AND THE MURDERER 70
LEGENDS OF INNIS-SARK—A WOMAN’S CURSE 71
LEGENDS OF THE DEAD IN THE WESTERN ISLANDS 75
The Death Sign 75
Kathleen 76
November Eve 78
The Dance of the Dead 80
SUPERSTITIONS CONCERNING THE DEAD 81
THE FATAL LOVE-CHARM 83
THE FENIAN KNIGHTS 84
RATHLIN ISLAND 86
THE STRANGE GUESTS 86
THE DEAD SOLDIER 87
THE THREE GIFTS 88
THE FAIRIES AS FALLEN ANGELS 89
THE FAIRY CHANGELING 89
FAIRY WILES 91
SHAUN-MOR 91
THE CAVE FAIRIES—
The Tuatha-de-Danann 93
Edain the Queen 94
The Royal Steed 96
EVIL SPELLS—
Cathal the King 97
The Poet’s Malediction 99
Drimial Agus Thorial 100
AN IRISH ADEPT OF THE ISLANDS 100
THE MAY FESTIVAL 101
MAY-DAY SUPERSTITIONS 106
FESTIVALS—
Candlemas 107
Whitsuntide 108
Whitsuntide Legend of the Fairy Horses 108
NOVEMBER SPELLS 109
NOVEMBER EVE 110
A TERRIBLE REVENGE 112
MIDSUMMER—
The Baal Fires and Dances 113
The Fairy Doctress 114
MARRIAGE RITES 115
THE DEAD 117
THE WAKE ORGIES 119
THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES 123
THE POWER OF THE WORD 129
THE POET AND THE KING 130
THE SIDHE RACE 132
MUSIC 133
POET INSPIRATION—EODAIN THE POETESS 134
THE BANSHEE 135
QUEEN MAEVE 137
DEATH SIGNS 138
The Hartpole Doom 139
SUPERSTITIONS 140
THE FAIRY RATH 142
FAIRY NATURE 142
IRISH NATURE 144