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Page 78 - THE HOSTING OF THE SIDHE THE host is riding from Knocknarea And over the grave of Clooth-na-Bare; Caoilte tossing his burning hair, And Niamh calling Away, come away: Empty your heart of its mortal dream. The winds awaken, the leaves whirl round, Our cheeks are pale, our hair is unbound, Our breasts are heaving, our eyes are agleam, Our arms are waving, our lips are apart; And if any gaze on...
Page 78 - The cry of the eagle of Assaroe O'er the court of Mac Morne to me is sweet, And sweet is the cry of the bird below Where the wave and the wind and the tall cliff meet Finn mac Cool is the father of me, Whom seven battalions of Fenians fear : When he launches his hounds on the open lea Grand is their cry as they rouse the deer.