GLOSSARY
A power of, a large number.
Bohlan, rag-weed.
Loy, a sort of spade peculiar to the west and north-west of Ireland.
Lone bush, a hawthorn growing at a distance from all other trees. The lone bushes are dedicated to the fairies, and must not be cut down.
Cailee, a visit.
Join the world, to marry.
To allow, to declare.
Gankeynogue, possibly a synonym of leprachaun, used only in the northern districts. A stone barred with fossil reed is said to be the Gankeynogue’s pipe.
Fort. The forts referred to are the circular enclosures supposed to have been made, in pre-Christian days, by the Tuatha de Danaan.
Breffny, the counties of Cavan and Leitrim, originally part of Connaught, though Cavan is now in Ulster.
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| Title: | Folk Tales of Breffny | |
| Author: | Bampton Hunt | Info |
| Unknown: | ##### | |
| Language: | English | |
| Original publication date: | 1912 | |
| Keywords: | Folklore -- Ireland |
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| Related WorldCat catalog page: | 4772812 |
| Related Open Library catalog page (for source): | OL24183245M |
| Related Open Library catalog page (for work): | OL12747511W |
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