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Page 2
... sound of the piobh mala , a kind of drone- less pipe , somewhat resembling the national in- strument of the Scottish highlands , the fuller tone of the adharcaidh ciuil , or musical horn , and other wind instruments , were heard from ...
... sound of the piobh mala , a kind of drone- less pipe , somewhat resembling the national in- strument of the Scottish highlands , the fuller tone of the adharcaidh ciuil , or musical horn , and other wind instruments , were heard from ...
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Gerald Griffin. of the valley , and every sight and sound betokened the commencement of some splendid pageant . At length , the long , loud note of a single goll- trompa from the Rath , produced an instant still- ness ... sound betokened ...
Gerald Griffin. of the valley , and every sight and sound betokened the commencement of some splendid pageant . At length , the long , loud note of a single goll- trompa from the Rath , produced an instant still- ness ... sound betokened ...
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... sound of the pipe , the corn - bean , and the fideog . In the foremost of these festal barges , O'Haedha recognized the figure of O'Driscol Oge , the warlike and accomplished son of the old Canfinny . He sprung on shore almost at the ...
... sound of the pipe , the corn - bean , and the fideog . In the foremost of these festal barges , O'Haedha recognized the figure of O'Driscol Oge , the warlike and accomplished son of the old Canfinny . He sprung on shore almost at the ...
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... sound of coarser minstrelsy . The rising moon gave light to their festivity , and the chorus of wind instru- ments ( the horror of the fine - eared crotaries and educated harpers ) inspired their vigorous move- ments . The wild stuic ...
... sound of coarser minstrelsy . The rising moon gave light to their festivity , and the chorus of wind instru- ments ( the horror of the fine - eared crotaries and educated harpers ) inspired their vigorous move- ments . The wild stuic ...
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... gallons of tributary ale , or curmi . Suddenly the sound of the buabhal , an alarum trumpet of prodigious size , from a neigh- * Groats . C 2 bouring eminence aroused the chieftain from his tranquil occupation . THE INVASION .
... gallons of tributary ale , or curmi . Suddenly the sound of the buabhal , an alarum trumpet of prodigious size , from a neigh- * Groats . C 2 bouring eminence aroused the chieftain from his tranquil occupation . THE INVASION .
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