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Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland Index

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland · by Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde · [1887]

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Title Page Preface Introduction The Horned Women A Legend of Ballytowtas Castle A Wolf Story The Evil Eye The Stolen Bride Fairy Music The Fairy Dance Fairy Justice The Priest's Soul The Fairy Race The Trial by Fire The Lady Witch Ethna the Bride The Fairies Revenge Fairy Help--The Phouka The Farmer Punished The Farmer's Wife The Midnight Ride The Leprehaun The Legends of the Western Isles The Bride's Death-Song The Child's Dream The Fairy Child The Doom The Clearing from Guilt The Holy Well and the Murderer Legends of Innis-Sark--A Woman's Curse Legends of the Dead in the Western Islands The Death Sign Kathleen November Eve The Dance of the Dead Superstitions Concerning the Dead The Fatal Love-Charm The Fenian Knights Rathlin Island The Strange Guests The Dead Soldier The Three Gifts The Fairies as Fallen Angels The Fairy Changeling Fairy Wiles Shaun-Mor The Tuatha-de Danaan Edain the Queen The Royal Steed Cathal the King The Poet's Malediction Drimial Agus Thorial An Irish Adept of the Islands The May Festival May-Day Superstitions Candelemas Whitsuntide Whitsuntide Legend of the Fairy Horses November Spells November Eve A Terrible Revenge The Baal Fires and Dances The Fairy Doctress Marraige Rites The Dead The Wake Orgies The Ancient Mysteries The Power of the Word The Poet and the King The Sidhe Race Music Poet Inspiration--Eodain the Poetess The Banshee Queen Maeve Death Signs The Hartpole Doom Superstitions The Fairy Rath Fairy Nature Irish Nature Legends of Animals Concerning Dogs Concerning Cats The King of the Cats The Demon Cat Cat Nature Seanchan the Bard and the King of the Cats The Bards King Arthur and the Cat Concerning Cows Fairy Wiles The Dead Hand The Wicked Widow The Butter Mystery Concerning Birds The Magpie The Wren The Raven and the Water Wagtail The Cuckoo and the Robin Redbreast The Cricket The Beetle The Hare The Weasel The Properties of Herbs and Their Use in Medicine A Love Potion Love Dreams To Cause Love Medical Superstitions and Ancient Charms Against Sorrow To Win Love For the Night Fire (the Fever)For a Pain in the Side For the Measles For the Mad Fever Against Enemies To Extract a Thorn To Cause Hatred between Lovers For Love How to have Money Always For the Great Worm For Sore Eyes For Pains in the Body Against Drowning In Time of Battle For the Red Rash To Tame a Horse A Very Ancient Charm against Wounds or Poisons For a Sore Breast For a Wound For the Evil Eye For St. Anthony's Fire How to go Invisible For Pains For a Sprain To Cause Love For the Bite of a Mad Dog For Toothache For Freckles For a Burn For the Memory For the Falling Sickness For Chin-Cough For Rheumatism For a Stye on the Eyelid To Cure Warts For a Stitch in the Side For Weak Eyes For Water on the Brain For Hip Disease For the Mumps For Epilepsy For Depression of Heart For the Fairy Dart Various Superstitions and Cures To Find Stolen Goods A Prayer against the Plague A Blessing A Cure for Cattle A Charm for Safety An Elixir of Potency For the Bite of a Mad Dog Dreams Fairy Doctors Charms by Crystals Alectromania Fairy Power Omens and Superstitions That Forebode Evil To Attract Bees Concerning the Dead The Coastguard's Fate Relics St. Patrick The Well of the Book St. Patrick and the Serpent St. Patrick and the Princesses The Poison Cup Divination The Blind Poet The Story of the Breccan Bardic Priviliges St. Ciaron St. Martin St. Bridget St. Kieran St. Kevin Christian Legends The Cremave Relics for clearing from Guilt Innis-Murry The Evil Stroke The Changeling The Fairy Doctor The Poet's Spell Charm for the Fairy Stroke The Farmer's Fate The Fairy Rath The Holy Wells The White Stones The Sacred Trout St. Augustine's Well The Grilled Trout Legend of Neal-Mor St John's Well The Well of Fionn Ma-Coul St. Seenan's Well Kil-na-Greina The Well of Worship The Bride's Well The Irish Fakir Sacred Trees Tober-na-Dara Lough Neagh The Doctor and the Fairy Princess A Holy Well A Sacred Island The Lake of Revenge Scenes at a Holy Well Lough Foyle The Hen's Castle Sliabh-Mish, County Kerry The Skelligs of Kerry The Sidhe Race The Hurling Match The Ride with the Fairies The Fairy Spy The Dark Horseman Sheela-na-Skean Captain Webb, The Robber Chief The Mayo Captain and Feenish the Mare The Bardic Race The Ancient Race The Antiquities of Ireland Early Irish Art Our Ancient Capital