Chapter 1 IRISH POEMS

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THE ISLE OF THE HAPPY 1

THE WISDOM OF KING CORMAC 4

IRISH TRIADS 8

LAYS OF THE IRISH SAINTS

ST. PATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTER 12

THE BREASTPLATE OF ST. PATRICK 13

ST. PATRICK'S EVENSONG 16

ST. COLUMBA'S GREETING TO IRELAND 17

ST. COLUMBA IN IONA 20

HAIL, BRIGIT! 22

THE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLING 26

THE HYMN OF ST. PHILIP 28

LAYS OF MONK AND HERMIT

THE SCRIBE 30

THE HERMIT'S SONG 31

CRINOG 33

KING AND HERMIT 35

ON ?NGUS THE CULDEE 39

THE SHAVING OF MURDOCH 40

ON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHT 42

THE MONK AND HIS WHITE CAT 44

INVOCATIONS AND REFLECTIONS

A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN 46

MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL 48

MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT 50

EVE'S LAMENTATION 51

ALEXANDER THE GREAT 52

THE KINGS WHO CAME TO CHRIST 53

QUATRAINS 54

CHARMS AND INVOCATIONS 56

LAMENTATIONS

THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARE 59

THE DESERTED HOME 61

THE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS 63

THE KEENING OF MARY 65

CAOINE 67

SONGS TO MUSIC

BATTLE HYMN 68

THE SONG OF THE WOODS 69

THE ENCHANTED VALLEY 70

REMEMBER THE POOR 71