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... figure is Fionn mac Cumal , " Fionn of the Generous Hand , " leader of a band of mercenaries maintained by the high king , Cormac mac Art . Even under such circumstances of subjugation a caste de- veloped , in this case a warrior caste ...
... figure is Fionn mac Cumal , " Fionn of the Generous Hand , " leader of a band of mercenaries maintained by the high king , Cormac mac Art . Even under such circumstances of subjugation a caste de- veloped , in this case a warrior caste ...
Page 252
... figure was the em- bodiment of both the Christian and the pagan culture , the poet utilizes the legend which credits Colmcille with the miracle of recovering the Tain from the dead lips of Fergus , when that great epic was lost to ...
... figure was the em- bodiment of both the Christian and the pagan culture , the poet utilizes the legend which credits Colmcille with the miracle of recovering the Tain from the dead lips of Fergus , when that great epic was lost to ...
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... figure of the “ Curate ” in This Thy Day , so called because the priest's outworn garments are his only wear , and an abundance of salt in the dialogue , they contain not the slightest intimation of anything remotely re- sembling ...
... figure of the “ Curate ” in This Thy Day , so called because the priest's outworn garments are his only wear , and an abundance of salt in the dialogue , they contain not the slightest intimation of anything remotely re- sembling ...
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INISFAIL | 1 |
THE GAY AND GALLANT GAEL | 17 |
THE DEERS CRY | 28 |
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