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More Celtic Fairy Tales

The Fate of the Children of Lir

Jack the Cunning Thief

Powel, Prince of Dyfed

Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel

The Black Horse

The Vision of MacConglinney

Dream of Owen O'Mulready

The Story of the McAndrew Family

The Farmer of Liddesdale

The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener

Smallhead and the King's Sons

The Legend of Knockgrafton

The Leeching of Kayn's leg

How Fin went to the Kingdom of the Big Men

How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery

The Ridere of Riddles

Notes and References

XXVII. The Fate Of The Children Of Lir

XXVIII. Jack The Cunning Thief

XXIX. Powel, Prince Of Dyfed

XXX. Paddy O'Kelly And The Weasel

XXXI. The Black Horse

XXXII. The Vision Of Macconglinney

XXXIII. Dream Of Owen O'mulready

XXXV. The Story Of The Mcandrew Family

XXXVI. The Farmer Of Liddesdsle

XXXVII. The Greek Princess And The Young Gardener

XXXVIII. The Russet Dog

XXXIX. Smallhead And The King's Son.

XL. The Legend Of Knockgrafton

XLII. The Leeching Of Kayn's Leg

XLIlI. How Fin Went To The Kingdom Of The Big Men

XLIV. How Cormac Mac Art Went To Faery

XLV. Ridere Of Riddes

XLIV. How Cormac Mac Art Went To Faery

Source .- Kindly condensed by Mr. Alfred Nutt from an English version by Mr. S. H. O'Grady in Ossianic Society's Publicahons, vol. iii. The oldest known version has been printed from fourteenth century MSS., by Mr.

Whitley Stokes, Irische Texte, iii. i. The story existed in some form in the early eleventh cent u y, as it is cited in the epic catalogue contained in the Book of Leinster.

Parallels.- Mr. Nutt in his Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail, p. 193, connects this visit of Cormac to the Otherworld with the bespelled Castle incident in the Grail Legend. and gives other instances of visits to the Brug of Manannan. Manannan Mac Lir is the Celtic sea-god.