Legendary fictions of the Irish Celts

Legends of the ^'' Good Peopled loi
•up in a little gallery by themselves, and playing music
to help out the singing.
He was a little cowed at first, but as he found no one
taking notice of him, he stole in, and sat in a corner,
and thought he'd never be tired looking at the fine little
people figuring, and cutting capers, and singing. But at
last he began to find the singing and music a little tedious.
It was nothing but two short bars and four words, and
this was the style :
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" Yae Luan, yae Morth
Yae Luan, yae Morth."
The longer he looked on, the bolder he grew, and at
last he shouted at the end of the verse
" Agus Dha Haed-yeen.
Oh, such cries of delight as rose up among the merry
little gentry !
it till the vault rang :
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They began the improved song, and shouted
"Yae Luan, yae Morth
Yae Luan, yae Morth
Yae Luan, yae Morth,
Agus Dha Haed-yeen."*
After a few minutes, they all left off the dance, and
gathered round the boss maker, and thanked him for
improving their tune. " Now," said the chief, " if you
wish for anything, only say the word, and, if it is in our
power, it must be done." " I thank you, ladies and gentlemen,"
says he " ; and if you would only remove this
hump from my back, I'd be the happiest man in the
Duflfrey." " Oh, easy done, easy done !" said they.
" Go on again with the dance, and you come along with
us." So on they went with
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"Monday, Tuesday-
Monday, Tuesday
Monday, Tuesday,
And Wednesday too."
* Correctly Dia Ltiain, Dia Mairt, Dia Ceadoin —Moon's Day,
Mar's Day, Woden's Day (First Fast).
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