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III KATE ELLEN'S WAKE

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ng, with one blue eye in her head and the other one grey. She had some kind of disease that came at her with a fluttering in he

nown to the neighbours that herself used to be away with them, but she allowed there was no truth in the report. Now it [32]happened of a May eve that a young child seen her, and

chatting for an hour's time. She allowed that she'd surely die in a short space for

ys she. "And I'll be making but the one request of my fri

before," says the woman of the house. "

s Kate Ellen. "But let you pay heed to my words or the

the woman of the house. "Sure you'll be the beautiful corpse

gathered in for the wake, and what had they along with them only a beautiful jar of the best whiskey. They could not

mbly of people without; and then a great battering on the windows. The door opened wide and the disturbance came into the kitchen, yet no person sitting there seen a heth th

[34]teemed from it before the watching eyes. Yet no person seen the Good People were handling the drink and roving through the ho

s is no right gathering surely,

depart. But when they looked out and seen the fort all t

g the thorn trees of the circle, and there came a blast of

l wake down there beyond," says a man. "Sure it is w

ke a wedding they are conduct

ement is on us stop when the drink is gone fro

sing the fort before day. He was a bold, daring sort of a man, and it'

he, "and they in great humour after whipp

might be taking place on the night of her departure from home. Maybe it's in agreement sh

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Contents

Folk Tales of Breffny
INTRODUCTION
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I THE KING'S DAUGHTER OF FRANCE
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II THE COW OF A WIDOW OF BREFFNY
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III KATE ELLEN'S WAKE
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IV THE DARK OATH
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V FAIRY GOLD
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VI M'CARTHY OF CONNACHT
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VII NALLAGH'S CHILD
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VIII THE ENCHANTED HARE
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IX THE BRIDGE OF THE KIST
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X THE CHILD AND THE FIDDLE
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XI THE CUTTING OF THE TREE
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XII THE LITTLE SETTLEMENT
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XIII THE TILLAGE IN THE FORT
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XIV THE NEW DECK OF CARDS
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XV THE LIFTING OF A CHILD
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XVI THE VOICE AT THE DOOR
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XVII THE EARL'S SON OF THE SEA
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XVIII THE GIRL AND THE FAIRIES
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XIX GOOD-NIGHT, MY BRAVE MICHAEL
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XX THE LAD AND THE OLD LASSIE'S SONG
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XXI THE BASKET OF EGGS
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XXII THE BROKEN BRANCH
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XXIII DIGGING FOR GOLD
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XXIV STORY OF A CHURN
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XXV THE GANKEYNOGUE IN THE OAK CHEST
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XXVI THE MAKER OF BROGUES
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