CONTENTS.
Preface: Previous collections of Irish folk-lore; ignorance of the language on the part of collectors. Relation between Irish and Scotch Gaelic tales; the Irish bardic tales; the runs in Irish and Scotch. Date of Irish versions. Two classes of Irish stories; native myths. Narrators of the stories. Discouragement of Irish by schoolmasters, clergy, and politicians. Proper mode of collecting. System of translation accepted.
Page, ix-l.
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Postscript (by Alfred Nutt): Dr. Hyde's theories discussed; folk-lore and romance; necessity for romance to conform to convention; characteristics of folk-fancy; classification of the products of folk-fancy; myth, saga, Märchen and ballad; romance and folk-lore among the Gael; folk-conception of the Universe
Page, li-lviii.
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| Tales. | ||
| I. | The Tailor and the Three Beasts | 2-14 |
| II. | Bran | 14-18 |
| III. | The King of Ireland's Son | 18-46 |
| IV. | The Alp-Luachra | 46-72 |
| V. | Paudyeen O'Kelly and the Weasel | 72-90 |
| VI. | Leeam O'Rooney's Burial | 90-103 |
| VII. | Guleesh na Guss Dhu | 104-128 |
| VIII. | The Well of D'Yerree-in-Dowan | 129-141 |
| IX. | The Court of Crinnawn | 142-148 |
| X. | Neil O'Carree | 148-153 |
| XI. | Trunk-without-Head | 154-161 |
| XII. | The Hags of the Long Teeth | 161-166 |
| XIII. | William of the Tree | 167-169 |
| XIV. | The Old Crow and the Young Crow | 169 |
| XV. | Riddles | 170-172 |
| Where the Stories came from | 173-174 | |
| Notes | 175-195 | |
| Notes on the Irish Text | 197-200 | |
| Index of Incidents | 201-203 | |
