 | Charles Vallancey - Ireland - 1786 - 920 pages
...common people, lo be fo alfetted to certain families, that they are heard to fmg mournful lamentations about their houfes by night, whenever any of the family...death : but, no families, which are not of an ancient and mile JJock, (of oriental extraction, he fliould have faid) are believed to be honoured with ibis... | |
 | Charles Vallancey - Ireland - 1786 - 890 pages
...common people, to be fo affecled to certain families, that they are heard to fing mournful lamentations about their houfes by night, whenever any of the family...ficknefs, which is to end by death : but, no families, wbich are not of an ancient and mile flock, (of oriental extraction, he fhould have faid) are believed... | |
 | Bp. John O'Brien, Robert Daly, Michael McGinty - English language - 1832 - 534 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death. But no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock, are believed to be honoured with this fairy privilege : pertinent to which notion... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1844 - 316 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death ; but no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock, are believed to be honoured with this fairy privilege ; pertinent to which notion... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1844 - 320 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death; but no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock, are believed to be honoured with this fairy privilege; pertinent to which notion a... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1844 - 324 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death ; but no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock, are believed to be honoured with this fairy privilege; pertinent to which notion a... | |
 | Brand - Christian antiquities - 1849 - 544 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death : but no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock" (of Oriental extraction he should have said) " are believed to be honoured with this... | |
 | Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland - Ireland - 1858 - 546 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death. But no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock are believed to be honoured with this fairy privilege: pertinent to which notion ft... | |
 | William Thomas Stead - Parapsychology - 1897 - 472 pages
...mourntul lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death : but no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock" (of Oriental extraction, he should have said) "are believed to be honoured with this... | |
 | Ada Goodrich-Freer - Parapsychology - 1899 - 356 pages
...mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is to end by death : but no families which are not of an ancient and noble stock" (of Oriental extraction, he should have said) " are believed to be honoured with this... | |
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She fairies or women fairies, credulously supposed by the common people to be so affected to certain families, that they are heard to sing mournful lamentations about their houses by night, whenever any of the family labours under a sickness which is... 