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Excerpt from Gaelic Folk Tales: Adapted From the Three Saga Cycles of Gaelic Mythology, and Designed as Supplementary School Reading
Now the Fomorians had a foothold in Eire, and had for a long time exacted tribute from the peo ple and otherwise oppressed and harassed them. Breas, on becoming king, proved a true Fomorian outdoing all others in unjust and niggardly deeds; until so great was the burden imposed upon the people by him that, after a year of secret meet ings and discussions on the part of eminent De Dananns, he was deposed. Then Nuada, for whom a silver hand had been made, was again given the kingship. And thenceforth he was known as Noada of the Silver Hand.
At this time each year in the island of Eire, the De Dananns were compelled to pay taxes to the Fomorians. There were taxes on kneading troughs, querns, and baking ?ags; and also an ounce-oi gold for each one of their number. If any one neglected or refused to pay, his nose was cut off by the Fomorian tyrants.
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Now the Fomorians had a foothold in Eire, and had for a long time exacted tribute from the peo ple and otherwise oppressed and harassed them. Breas, on becoming king, proved a true Fomorian outdoing all others in unjust and niggardly deeds; until so great was the burden imposed upon the people by him that, after a year of secret meet ings and discussions on the part of eminent De Dananns, he was deposed. Then Nuada, for whom a silver hand had been made, was again given the kingship. And thenceforth he was known as Noada of the Silver Hand.
At this time each year in the island of Eire, the De Dananns were compelled to pay taxes to the Fomorians. There were taxes on kneading troughs, querns, and baking ?ags; and also an ounce-oi gold for each one of their number. If any one neglected or refused to pay, his nose was cut off by the Fomorian tyrants.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Mary Grant O''sheridan
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780331698596
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 242
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ISBN - 9781330321300
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 244
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