The Story of the Irish Before the Conquest: From the Mythical Period to the ...
The Story of the Irish Before the Conquest: From the Mythical Period to the ...
Ferguson, Mary Catharine Guinness, 1823-1905
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' And after this fashion he then addressed much of abusive and contemptuous language to Cormac, The latter replied to him in the following words : ' I know full well what will be the result of all this, to wit, a battle will be fought with the men of Leinster, in which I shall be slain, and in which it is probable that thou shalt meet thy death likewise.' 278 THE IRISH BEFORE THE CONQUEST. " Having uttered these words, Cormac proceeded, sad and dejected, to his own tent. When he had taken his s...eat therein, a basket of apples was set before him, which he began to share amongst his attendants, saying, * My dear friends, I shall never more share any apples amongst you, from this hour forth.*—* Dear lord,' said his people, *thou has cast us into sadness and grief. Why art thou thus wont to prophesy evil for thyself ? * — * Believe what I now say, friends of my heart,' said Cormac, * for though I am wont to distribute apples amongst you with my own hands, it will be little wonder if some one else in my stead should share them amongst you henceforward.* " The war proceeded, and a battle was imminent.
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