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...appearing elsewhere: kindliness, an unruly individualism, lack of snobbery, ease, style and, above all, sly humor. Though the Irish have lived much of their lives with bloodshed and privation, their tales of the bad times are recounted with as little rancor as if they were retelling the saga of Lugh of the Long Arm and the time he slew Balor of the Evil Eye with his slingshot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ireland: Lifting the Green Curtain | 7/12/1963 | See Source »

...Tailteann Games, in Dublin, June 29 to July 15. Named for Queen Taile, the games were legendarily started by Lugh the Long Arm in 600 B. C., held regularly till the Norman era. They were revived in 1924, include arts, crafts, drama, music as well as track and field competitions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Maccabiad | 4/11/1932 | See Source »

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