GLOSSARY

A power of, a large number.

Bohlan, rag-weed.

Loy, a sort of spade peculiar to the west and north-west of Ireland.

Lone bush, a hawthorn growing at a distance from all other trees. The

lone bushes are dedicated to the fairies, and must not be cut down.

Cailee, a visit.

Join the world, to marry.

To allow, to declare.

Gankeynogue, possibly a synonym of leprachaun, used only in the

northern districts. A stone barred with fossil reed is said to be

the Gankeynogue's pipe.

Fort. The forts referred to are the circular enclosures supposed to

have been made, in pre-Christian days, by the Tuatha de Danaan.

Breffny, the counties of Cavan and Leitrim, originally part of

Connaught, though Cavan is now in Ulster.

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