 | Ireland - 1832 - 448 pages
...vigour, fame, In this territory of Croghan8 of heroefi, I found in the country of Connall (Tirconnell) Brave, victorious heroes. Fierce men of fair complexion,...Though fair, yet fit for war and brave. I found in the territory of Boyle • • • • (MS. effaced.) Brehons, Eretmchs,8 palaces, Good military weapons,... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1844 - 858 pages
...Hospitality, lasting vigour, fame In this territory of Croghan5 of heroes. I found in the country of Connall,8 Brave victorious heroes, Fierce men of fair complexion, The high stars of Ireland. 1 Caithre, the plural of Cathair a city ; in Welsh Cair. Usher derives the word from the Hebrew, and... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1846 - 430 pages
...Hospitality, lasting vigour, fame In this territory of Croghan5 of heroes. I found in the country of Connall,6 Brave victorious heroes, Fierce men of fair complexion, The high stars of Ireland. 1 Caithre, the plur.il of Catfiair a city; in Welah Cair. Usher derives tile word from the Hebrew,... | |
 | Ireland - 1851 - 782 pages
...heart of their lord." A foreign writer of the same period tells us, that he found in the land Conall, " brave, victorious heroes, fierce men of fair complexion — the high stars of Erin." Although the two royal progenitors of these tribes are said to have been so passionately attached... | |
 | Thomas Walsh - Catholics - 1854 - 926 pages
...exalted stars of Erin." " I found in the province of Ulster, Long blooming beauty, hereditary vigor, Young scions of energy, Though fair, yet fit for war, and brave." AD 726, died the bishop St. Muredach, son of Indrect, who is supposed to have been one of the Indreds,... | |
 | 1857 - 626 pages
...heart of their lord." A foreign writer of the same period tells us, that he found in the land Conall, " brave, victorious heroes, fierce men of fair complexion — the high stars of Erin." Althongh the two royal progenitors of these tribes are said to have been so passionately attached... | |
 | Sir John Thomas Gilbert - Annals of the Four Masters - 1861 - 428 pages
...heart of their lord." A foreign writer of fhe same period tells us, that he found in the land Conall, " brave, victorious heroes, fierce men of fair complexion — the high stars of Erin." Although the two royal progenitors of these tribes are said to have been so passionately attached... | |
 | William Frederick Wakeman - Erne, Lough - 1870 - 194 pages
...of heroes. " I found in the country of Connell (Tirconnell) Brave victorious heroes, Fierce men with fair complexion, The high stars of Ireland. " I found...fair, yet fit for war, and brave. " I found in the territory of Boyle * * (MS. effaced), Brehons, Erenachs, palaces. Good military weapons, active horsemen.... | |
 | Mervyn Archdall - Ireland - 1876 - 382 pages
...nearly demolished, requested the beforementioned lord-abbot to surrender his title, and suffer him to " I found in the province of Ulster Long-blooming beauty, hereditary vigour, Young scions i if energy — Though fair, yet fit for war, and brave. " I found in the territory of Boyle • *... | |
 | Seaton Forrest Milligan, Alice Milligan (L.) - Ireland - 1888 - 332 pages
...vigour, fame In this territory of Croghan* of Heroes. I found in the country of Conall (Tyrconnell), Brave, victorious heroes, Fierce men of fair complexion,...Stars of Ireland. I found in the province of Ulster Long blooming beauty, hereditary vigour, Young scions of energy, Though fair, fit for war and brave.... | |
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Brave victorious heroes, Fierce men of fair complexion — The high stars of Ireland. I found in the province of Ulster Long-blooming beauty, hereditary vigour, Young scions of energy, Though fair, yet fit for war, and brave. 
