CONTENTS. PAGE THE FLOWER FEAST IN MANA 13 THE DESPAIR OF CUHULLIN
5 1 THE TAKING OF MANA 105 THE TEARS OF BLANID 143 THE HUNTING OF
THE WOLF OF BIERNA .... 164 THE MEETING OF THE LOVERS 203 THE
SLAYING OF CUROI AND THE REVENGE OF HIS MINSTREL 933451 226
ARGUMENT. quotOLANID THE BLOSSOM-BRIGHT, daughter of the King of
the Isle of Man, is sought in marriage by the princes .of Western
Europe. She refuses them all. At length she falls in love with
Cuhullin, the son of her father s most powerful enemy. The princes
form a league to win her, and gathering their fleets, sail to Dun
Dalgan, where they elect Cuhullin leader of the expedition. They
besiege and sack the stronghold of Mana. At the dis tribution of
the spoils, Blanid, by a stratagem, is won and taken away by Curoi,
prince of South Munster. Cuhullin pursues Curoi, and overtakes him
at the foot of the Mountains of Blama, where they fight for the
possession of Blanid. Cuhullin is vanquished, and Curoi bears
Blanid away in triumph to the south. After some time the lovers
meet again, and with the help of Blanid s 8 ARGUMENT. foster-mother
make a plot for the slaying of Curoi, which is done on the night of
the Feast of Samhain, and Blanid is borne away to Eman by Cuhullin.
Curoi s minstrel follows them, and at the hunting feast of
Rincan-Beara dashes down his harp, seizes Blanid, and throws
himself with her over the verge of the great rock into the sea
beneath, where they are lost for ever. THOU, to come,
thoughyetperchance unborn, My country s Poet, prince ofbards,
sublime Mongst those -who in the Future s gleaming morn Will
makegreat music, in thy manhoodampgtprime And day offame remember
me, and climb My Hill ofRest, and take thymusingway Unto the place
oftombs, and with sweet rhyme Stand thou beside my headstone lone
and gray, And strike thysounding harp and sing no little lay For
lam of the race of those longsyne The makers of heroic minstrelsy,
Though oft inyouth, caught in his silken twine, Isang ofLove, to
lay and melody Made by the ancient bards ofhigh degree, Or rustic
singers of the lowly cot, Andmany a thornypath I ve clearedfor
thee, Andsowed some seeds in many a hidden spot That bloom a little
now where flowers ofsong were not I
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
