Title; Contents; Dedication; LEGENDS; Bits of Blarney; Legend of the Lake; The Legend of Corrig-Na-Cat; Legend of the Rock Close; Con O'Keefe and the Golden Cup; Legends of Finn Mac Coul; Finn and the Fish; The Breaks of Ballynascorney; Finn Mac Coul's Finger-Stone; IRISH STORIES; The Petrified Piper; The Geraldine; Captain Rock; A Night with the Whiteboys; Buck English; ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS; The Bard O'Kelly; Father Prout; Father Prout's Sermon; Irish Dancing-Masters; Charley Crofts; IRISH PUBLICISTS; Henry Grattan; Daniel O'Connell; Endnotes.
Summary
This delightful collection from R. Shelton Mackenzie brings together a series of Irish stories, tales, myths, jokes, and folklore collected by the author over the course of his life. Presented in a warm, conversational tone, Bits of Blarney is a must-read for fans of Gaelic culture.