: Wednesday January 6th 2021

Arturaidheacht "Tir-An-Air" by Tomas O Cillin, sagart

This story is one of several delightful romances told me by the late Pat Caine of this district. He was the last of a long line of story-tellers. From father to son, these tales of knightly chivalry along with a wealth of Ossianic and Red Branch lore, have been handed down, and remained to the last an exclusive family inheritance. The home of the Caines was long a centre of attraction for the whole district of Tir an Ái. Ther young and old, night after night, came to hear again the oft told tales of the hapless Conlaoch, of Oisin, of the mighty Goll and the crafty Conan, of Don Belianis, the Knight of the Golden Image, of Sir Galahad in cordibus under his Irish name Sir Balbhuaidh, of Alastrainn the Proud, of Amaris the Fearless, of Agmed the Glorious and Asap the Happy – the noble sons of the Prince of Camaralzman. The intense intellectual pleasure those tales afforded was not however, the sole raison d’etre of their being. There was something else. It was the old philosophy of the Gael, shaping all things to the glory of God. The word of the angel to St. Patrick was the motto of my storyteller: Ní raibh Fíannaidheacht agus diabhlaidheacht I n-aon teach ariamh. These nights of story were nights of sinlessness; no evil thoughts, no calumny, no detraction could co-exist with the narration of these tales. May light eternal shine on the soul of the last of these story-tellers who told their stories for the glory of God.

To Mr. Patrick Moran, M.A., Mulranny, who corrected all the proofs and added the notes, all my thanks are due.



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Gaeilge Béarla Leathanach
Seilg Mhór " Great Hunt" 7
An t-Áras fá thalamh The underground House 8
Buille iongantach Amazing blow 8
An bhainríoghan Óg The Young Queen 9
Leigheas na Coise Foot Medicine 9
Scéal aurora The story of aurora 10
Geasa Spells 11
Imtheachta an impire The emperor's disappearance 11
Caisleán na bhFathach Giants Castle 12
Sgiolladh Scolding 13
Leith-scéal Excuse 13
Scéala uathbhásach Autobiographical news 14
Scéala uathbhásach Autobiographical news (continued) 15
Scéala uathbhásach Autobiographical news (continued) 16
Scéala uathbhásach Autobiographical news (continued) 17
Páirc an Áir Slaughter Park 18
Páirc an Áir Slaughter Park (continued) 19
Páirc an Áir Slaughter Park (continued) 20
Leigheas an Impire The Emperor's Medicine 21
An diúic colphern The duke colphern 22
An diúic colphern The duke colphern (continued) 23
An droichead contabhairteach The contagious bridge 24
Cath an droichid The battle of the bridge 25
Cath an droichid The battle of the bridge (continued) 26
Cuireadh agus feall Invitation and betrayal 27
Focal na faire Password 28
Ár millteach Our destructive 28
Ár eile fós Our yet another 29
Bás don galleon Death to the galleno 30
Troid leis an dragún Fight with the dragon 30
Bean i mBaoghal Woman in Danger 31
An Ridire I nGéibhinn The Knight In Bondage 32
Felestón Mór Big Feleston 32
Machaire an Dubhshláin Challenge Plain 33
Machaire an Dubhshláin Challenge Plain (continued) 34
An Ridire Uaigneach The Lonely Knight 35
Claidheamh gan Mhaith Sword Without Good 36
Claidheamh gan Mhaith Sword Without Good (continued) 37
Bás an Ridire Uaignigh Death of the Lonely Knight 38
Gaeilge Béarla Leathanach
Draoidheacht Magic 38
Draoidheacht Magic (continued) 39
Draoidheacht Magic (continued) 40
‘Un an cnuic un the hill 41
An ridire dubh agus an ridire geal The black knight and the white knight 42
An ridire geal The white knight 43
An ridire geal The white knight (continued) 44
Lá log na dTrí gCnoc Three Hills hollow day 45
Freston Freston 45
Freston Freston (continued) 46
Comhairle fhealltach freston The treacherous advice of Freston 47
Florus bella agus matta rosa Florus bella and matta rosa 48
Claidheamh Bhrandezzo The sword of Brandezzo 49
Claidheamh Bhrandezzo The sword of Brandezzo (continued) 50
Claidheamh Bhrandezzo The sword of Brandezzo (continued) 51
Claidheamh Bhrandezzo The sword of Brandezzo (continued) 52
Turas agus Gaisgeadh don Brianal Journey and Heroism for Brianal 53
Don Giusadi mór na tesália Don Giusadi 54
Ionnsuidhe Antíoc Attack of Antioch 55
Rióghacht an tSóphaí Sovereignty of Sophia 56
Cleas nuadh ag Freston A new trick at Freston 57
An ridire Dána The Naughty knight 58
Ar thóir an tSoldain In search of the Sultan 59
An troid I mBaibilion The Fight In Babylon 60
Athchuinge Petition 60
An Troid Deiridh The Final Fight 61
Chuile sort socruighthe All sorts of arrangements 61
Sonnruighthe Specified 62
Sonnruighthe Specified (continued) 63
Clár na n-Ainmneacha Register of Names 64
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