This delightful collection from R. Shelton Mackenzie brings together a series of Irish stories, tales, myths, jokes, and folklore collected by the author over the course of his life. Presented in a warm, conversational tone, Bits of Blarney is a must-read for fans of Gaelic culture.
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- Title
- Contents
- Dedication
- LEGENDS
- Bits of Blarney
- Legend of the Lake
- The Legend of Corrig-Na-Cat
- Legend of the Rock Close
- Con O'Keefe and the Golden Cup
- Legends of Finn Mac Coul
- Finn and the Fish
- The Breaks of Ballynascorney
- Finn Mac Coul's Finger-Stone
- IRISH STORIES
- The Petrified Piper
- The Geraldine
- Captain Rock
- A Night with the Whiteboys
- Buck English
- ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS
- The Bard O'Kelly
- Father Prout
- Father Prout's Sermon
- Irish Dancing-Masters
- Charley Crofts
- IRISH PUBLICISTS
- Henry Grattan
- Daniel O'Connell
- Endnotes