The King of Ireland's Son

island. On the little beach there were three curraghs in which the island-men went over the sea; they were turned bottom up and heavy stones were placed upon them to prevent their being carri

th such intelligence he came down to the water's edge. Two of his legs were spancelled with a piece of straw r

lf an interpreter between the two. "Shaggy beast of the Island," said the

he hay-getters

," said the gray-headed crow

Their houses are full of smoke and it blinds my eyes to go in. There used to be green fields here and high grass that became hay, but there's

he was speaking. "You're saying all that," said she, "because they le

unds they make with their voices and with instruments. Do they not draw fish out of the depths by enchantments? Do they not build their habitations with musi

at myself," said the ass. Then the recollections of t

," said the seal in admirati

oses with you," said the ass,

said the gra

you know. They were Egyptians. My people never liked to cro

headed crow. She flew to the ass's back and plucked out some of the felt. "

fastened with the straw rope. He turned away, and without a word

ped into the water and paddled off. "One feels their lives in music," he said

late of Instruction,'-'The Ass and the Seal.' And now you must t

said Fedelma. They crossed a little f

g of the C