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brancheen was white with flowers, where but a moment ago had been
tightly-closed buds. The yawning fairy slept meanwhile under the
swaying meadowsweet, and the butterflies fanned him with their soft
wings; but, alas! it could not have been the hour for dancing on the
fairy ring, nor the proper time for the fairy pipers, and long, long
as I looked I saw and heard nothing more than what I have told you.
Indeed, I presently lost even that, for a bee buzzed, a white petal
dropped from the thorn-tree on my face, there was a scraping of tiny
claws and the sound of two squirrels barking love to each other in
the high branches, and in that moment the glamour that was upon me
vanished in a twinkling.
"But I really did see the fairies!" I exclaimed triumphantly to
Benella the doubter, when I returned Carrig-a-fooka Inn, much too
late for luncheon.
"I want to know!" she exclaimed, in her New England vernacular. "I
guess by the looks o' your eyes they didn't turn out to be very
lively comp'ny!"
Part Fifth--Royal Meath.
Chapter XXVI. Ireland's gold.
'I sat upon the rustic seat-
The seat an aged bay-tree crowns-
And saw outspreading from our feet
The golden glory of the Downs.
The furze-crowned heights, the glorious glen,
The white-walled chapel glistening near,
The house of God, the homes of men,
The fragrant hay, the ripening ear.'
Denis Florence M'Carthy.
The Old Hall, Devorgilla,
Vale of the Boyne.
We have now lived in each of Ireland's four provinces, Leinster,
Munster, Ulster, and Connaught, but the confines of these provinces,
and their number, have changed several times since the beginning of
history. In A.D. 130 the Milesian monarchy" target="_blank" title="n.君主政治；君主国">monarchy was restored in the
person of Tuathal (Too'hal) the Legitimate. Over each of the Irish
provinces was a ri or king, and there was also over all Ireland an
Ard-ri or suprememonarch who lived at Tara up to the time of its
abandonment in the sixth century. Before Tuathal's day, the Ard-ri
had for his land allowance only a small tract around Tara, but
Tuathal cut off a portion from each of the four older provinces, at
the Great Stone of Divisions in the centre of Ireland, making the
fifth province of Royal Meath, which has since disappeared, but
which was much larger than the present two counties of Meath and
Westmeath. In this once famous, and now most lovely and fertile
spot, with the good republican's love of royalty and royal
institutions, we have settled ourselves; in the midst of verdant
plains watered by the Boyne and the Blackwater, here rippling over
shallows, there meandering in slow deep reaches between reedy banks.
The Old Hall, from which I write, is somewhere in the vale of the
Boyne, somewhere near Yellow Steeple, not so far from Treadagh, only
a few miles from Ballybilly (I hope to be forgiven this irreverence
to the glorious memory of his Majesty, William, Prince of Orange!),
and within driving distance of Killkienan, Croagh-Patrick, Domteagh,
and Tara Hill itself. If you know your Royal Meath, these
geographical suggestions will give you some idea of our location; if
not, take your map of Ireland, please (a thing nobody has near him),
and find the town of Tuam, where you left us a little time ago. You
will see a railway line from Tuam to Athenry, Athlone, and
Mullingar. Anybody can visit Mullingar--it is for the million; but
only the elect may go to Devorgilla. It is the captive of our bow
and spear; or, to change the figure, it is a violet by a mossy
stone, which we refuse to have plucked from its poeticsolitude and
worn in the bosom or in the buttonhole of the tourist.
At Mullingar, then, we slip on enchanted garments which conceal us
from the casual eye, and disappear into what is, in midsummer, a
bower of beauty. There you will find, when you find us, Devorgilla,
lovely enough to be Tir-nan-og, that Land of the Ever Youthful well
know to the Celts of long ago. Here we have rested our weary bodies
and purified our travel-stained minds. Fresh from the poverty-
ridden hillsides of Connaught, these rich grazing-lands, comfortable
houses, magnificent demesnes and castles, are unspeakably grateful
to the eye and healing to the spirit. We have not forgotten, shall
never forget, our Connemara folk, nor yet Omadhaun Pat and dark
Timsy of Lisdara in the north; but it is good, for a change, to
tightly-closed buds. The yawning fairy slept meanwhile under the
swaying meadowsweet, and the butterflies fanned him with their soft
wings; but, alas! it could not have been the hour for dancing on the
fairy ring, nor the proper time for the fairy pipers, and long, long
as I looked I saw and heard nothing more than what I have told you.
Indeed, I presently lost even that, for a bee buzzed, a white petal
dropped from the thorn-tree on my face, there was a scraping of tiny
claws and the sound of two squirrels barking love to each other in
the high branches, and in that moment the glamour that was upon me
vanished in a twinkling.
"But I really did see the fairies!" I exclaimed triumphantly to
Benella the doubter, when I returned Carrig-a-fooka Inn, much too
late for luncheon.
"I want to know!" she exclaimed, in her New England vernacular. "I
guess by the looks o' your eyes they didn't turn out to be very
lively comp'ny!"
Part Fifth--Royal Meath.
Chapter XXVI. Ireland's gold.
'I sat upon the rustic seat-
The seat an aged bay-tree crowns-
And saw outspreading from our feet
The golden glory of the Downs.
The furze-crowned heights, the glorious glen,
The white-walled chapel glistening near,
The house of God, the homes of men,
The fragrant hay, the ripening ear.'
Denis Florence M'Carthy.
The Old Hall, Devorgilla,
Vale of the Boyne.
We have now lived in each of Ireland's four provinces, Leinster,
Munster, Ulster, and Connaught, but the confines of these provinces,
and their number, have changed several times since the beginning of
history. In A.D. 130 the Milesian monarchy" target="_blank" title="n.君主政治；君主国">monarchy was restored in the
person of Tuathal (Too'hal) the Legitimate. Over each of the Irish
provinces was a ri or king, and there was also over all Ireland an
Ard-ri or suprememonarch who lived at Tara up to the time of its
abandonment in the sixth century. Before Tuathal's day, the Ard-ri
had for his land allowance only a small tract around Tara, but
Tuathal cut off a portion from each of the four older provinces, at
the Great Stone of Divisions in the centre of Ireland, making the
fifth province of Royal Meath, which has since disappeared, but
which was much larger than the present two counties of Meath and
Westmeath. In this once famous, and now most lovely and fertile
spot, with the good republican's love of royalty and royal
institutions, we have settled ourselves; in the midst of verdant
plains watered by the Boyne and the Blackwater, here rippling over
shallows, there meandering in slow deep reaches between reedy banks.
The Old Hall, from which I write, is somewhere in the vale of the
Boyne, somewhere near Yellow Steeple, not so far from Treadagh, only
a few miles from Ballybilly (I hope to be forgiven this irreverence
to the glorious memory of his Majesty, William, Prince of Orange!),
and within driving distance of Killkienan, Croagh-Patrick, Domteagh,
and Tara Hill itself. If you know your Royal Meath, these
geographical suggestions will give you some idea of our location; if
not, take your map of Ireland, please (a thing nobody has near him),
and find the town of Tuam, where you left us a little time ago. You
will see a railway line from Tuam to Athenry, Athlone, and
Mullingar. Anybody can visit Mullingar--it is for the million; but
only the elect may go to Devorgilla. It is the captive of our bow
and spear; or, to change the figure, it is a violet by a mossy
stone, which we refuse to have plucked from its poeticsolitude and
worn in the bosom or in the buttonhole of the tourist.
At Mullingar, then, we slip on enchanted garments which conceal us
from the casual eye, and disappear into what is, in midsummer, a
bower of beauty. There you will find, when you find us, Devorgilla,
lovely enough to be Tir-nan-og, that Land of the Ever Youthful well
know to the Celts of long ago. Here we have rested our weary bodies
and purified our travel-stained minds. Fresh from the poverty-
ridden hillsides of Connaught, these rich grazing-lands, comfortable
houses, magnificent demesnes and castles, are unspeakably grateful
to the eye and healing to the spirit. We have not forgotten, shall
never forget, our Connemara folk, nor yet Omadhaun Pat and dark
Timsy of Lisdara in the north; but it is good, for a change, to
- whatever [wɔt´evə]
pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词) - intention [in´tenʃən] n.意图；打算；意义 (初中英语单词)
- gracious [´greiʃəs] a.和蔼可亲的；任慈的 (初中英语单词)
- ignorant [´ignərənt] a.无知的，愚昧的 (初中英语单词)
- distinctly [di´stiŋktli] ad.清楚地，明晰地 (初中英语单词)
- glimpse [glimps] n.&v.瞥见 (初中英语单词)
- contrary [´kɔntrəri] a.相反的 n.相反 (初中英语单词)
- vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)
- attractive [ə´træktiv] a.有吸引力；诱人的 (初中英语单词)
- maiden [´meidn] n.少女 a.未婚的 (初中英语单词)
- crystal [´kristəl] n.水晶 a.水晶的 (初中英语单词)
- instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)
- reading [´ri:diŋ] n.(阅)读；朗读；读物 (初中英语单词)
- suspect [´sʌspekt, sə´spekt] v.怀疑；觉得 n.嫌疑犯 (初中英语单词)
- whenever [wen´evə] conj.&ad.无论何时 (初中英语单词)
- immortal [i´mɔ:təl] a.不死的n.不朽的人物 (初中英语单词)
- responsible [ri´spɔnsəbəl] a.尽责的；责任重大的 (初中英语单词)
- haunted [´hɔ:tid] a.常出现鬼的，闹鬼的 (初中英语单词)
- trifle [´traifəl] n.琐事，小事；少量 (初中英语单词)
- moonlight [´mu:nlait] n.&a.月光(的) (初中英语单词)
- hillside [´hilsaid] n.山腰 (初中英语单词)
- opening [´əupəniŋ] n.开放；开端 a.开始的 (初中英语单词)
- sunshine [´sʌnʃain] n.日光，阳光 (初中英语单词)
- delicious [di´liʃəs] a.美味的，可口的 (初中英语单词)
- sensible [´sensəbəl] a.感觉得到的 (初中英语单词)
- sympathy [´simpəθi] n.同情，怜悯 (初中英语单词)
- revenge [ri´vendʒ] vt.报复 n.报仇；报复 (初中英语单词)
- meanwhile [´mi:n´wail] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)
- presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)
- glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)
- chapel [´tʃæpəl] n.小教堂 (初中英语单词)
- beginning [bi´giniŋ] n.开始，开端；起源 (初中英语单词)
- supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)
- monarch [´mɔnək] n.君主；(大)王 (初中英语单词)
- allowance [ə´lauəns] n.津贴；配给量；考虑 (初中英语单词)
- portion [´pɔ:ʃən] n.嫁妆；命运 vt.分配 (初中英语单词)
- province [´prɔvins] n.省；领域；范围 (初中英语单词)
- majesty [´mædʒisti] n.壮丽；崇高；尊严 (初中英语单词)
- prince [´prins] n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词)
- captive [´kæptiv] n.俘虏；捕获物 (初中英语单词)
- violet [´vaiələt] n.&a.紫罗兰(的)；紫色 (初中英语单词)
- conceal [kən´si:l] vt.藏；隐瞒 (初中英语单词)
- youthful [´ju:θfəl] a.年轻的；青年的 (初中英语单词)
- magnificent [mæg´nifisənt] a.壮丽的；豪华的 (初中英语单词)
- ireland [´aiələnd] n.爱尔兰 (高中英语单词)
- whereabouts [,weərə´bauts] n.下落；行踪；所在 (高中英语单词)
- indulge [in´dʌldʒ] v.(使)沉迷；沉溺；放任 (高中英语单词)
- plantation [plæn´teiʃən] n.种植园；栽植；移民 (高中英语单词)
- haughty [´hɔ:ti] a.傲慢的，高傲的 (高中英语单词)
- plough [plau] n.耕地 v.犁 (高中英语单词)
- horseman [´hɔ:smən] n.骑手，马术师 (高中英语单词)
- fringe [´frindʒ] n.穗；边缘；刘海 (高中英语单词)
- scotch [skɔtʃ] vt.&n.刻痕(于)；划伤 (高中英语单词)
- seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)
- rustic [´rʌstik] a.田野的；质朴的 (高中英语单词)
- fragrant [´freigrənt] a.芳香的，芬芳的 (高中英语单词)
- legitimate [li´dʒitimit] a.合法的 vt.使合法 (高中英语单词)
- royalty [´rɔiəlti] n.王位；特权阶层；版税 (高中英语单词)
- location [ləu´keiʃən] n.定位；位置；地方 (高中英语单词)
- solitude [´sɔlitju:d] n.孤独；寂寞；荒凉 (高中英语单词)
- casual [´kæʒuəl] a.偶然的；临时的 (高中英语单词)
- fiddle [´fidl] n.小提琴 v.拉提琴 (英语四级单词)
- detest [di´test] vt.痛恨，憎恶 (英语四级单词)
- exempt [ig´zempt] vt.免除 a.免除的 (英语四级单词)
- domain [də´mein,dəu-] n.领土；版图；范围 (英语四级单词)
- noonday [´nu:ndei] n.正午 (英语四级单词)
- triumphantly [trai´ʌmfəntli] ad.胜利地；洋洋得意地 (英语四级单词)
- florence [´flɔrəns] n.佛罗伦萨 (英语四级单词)
- monarchy [´mɔnəki] n.君主政治；君主国 (英语四级单词)
- steeple [´sti:pəl] n.(礼拜堂等的)尖塔 (英语四级单词)
- forgiven [fə´givn] forgive的过去分词 (英语四级单词)
- midsummer [´mid,sʌmə] n.仲夏；夏至 (英语四级单词)
- hyacinth [´haiəsinθ] n.风信子 (英语六级单词)
- indicative [in´dikətiv] a.指示的；陈述的 (英语六级单词)
- salutation [,sælju´teiʃ(ə)n] n.招呼，致意；行礼 (英语六级单词)
- poetic [pəu´etik] a.理想化了的 (英语六级单词)
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