Vol. I., pp. 416, contains Irish text (Roman letters); Vol. II., pp. xxxii. + 604, contains Preface, Translation, and Notes. Thirty-one tales and other pieces, all taken from ancient MSS., such as the _Book of Leinster_, the _Leabhar Breac_, &c. Fifteen are from MSS. in the British Museum. Out of the thirty-one, only six or seven had been published before. Ranged under four heads—(I.) Hagiology, or Stories of early Irish saints; (II.) Legend, historical or romantic; (III.) Ossianic lore; (IV.) Fiction, some of which is humorous. The Irish text is presented in a difficult and archaic dialect, much as if, says a critic, _Robinson Crusoe_ and the _Anglo-Saxon Chronicle_ were to be printed in the dialect of Chaucer. The Author in his Preface discusses and describes his sources most minutely. Forty years of study intervened between the Author’s previous publication, _Diarmaid and Grainne_, for the Ossianic Society (1853), and this. The English of his translation, though sometimes affected, is vigorous, rich, varied, often picturesque and on the whole thoroughly worthy of the subject. Twenty-eight pages of notes and corrections. Indexes: A, of personal and tribal names; B, of place-names. =O’HANLON, Canon John; “Lageniensis.”= B. Stradbally, 1821. From 1842-1857 he was in U.S.A., where he was ordained. He published eighteen important works dealing with Irish history, archæology, and especially hagiography, his great _Lives of the Irish Saints_, nine vols. of which appeared, being a lasting monument to his research. He died in 1905. ⸺ IRISH FOLK-LORE: Traditions and Superstitions of the Country: with Humorous Tales. (_Cameron & Ferguson_). Pp. viii. + 312. 2_s._ 1870. A miscellany containing folk-lore proper, studies in popular superstition viewed as remnants of paganism, historical episodes, tales, &c., gathered from ancient MSS., with a great store of antiquarian and historical information about all periods of our annals and very many parts of Ireland. Much of all this is drawn from rare and not easily accessible sources. Contains chapters on Druidism, Legendary Voyages, Dungal the Recluse. A type of the humorous stories is the capital “Mr. Patrick O’Byrne in the Devil’s Glen.” The book is intended for the general public rather than for folklorists. It is pleasant and chatty in style. The source of the stories is not, as a rule, indicated by the Author. ⸺ THE BURIED LADY: a Legend of Kilronan. (DUBLIN). 1877. ⸺ IRISH LOCAL LEGENDS. Pp. 133. (_Duffy_). 1_s._ First publ. 1896; still in print.