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.../I57nIR] LIL h Sa? (c7n. r?mr [LISInIR] e?)6? d)( S()T dSt InIL 75 (IC)? Wn ( OISIN...
...RETURN OF THE HERO-Darrell Figgis-Boni (50c). Famed among Ireland's ancient heroes is Oisin (pronounced "Usheen"), son of Finn. Finn's followers, the Fianna, were to Ireland what Arthur's knights were to England, and like them ended in a disastrous battle. After the fight at Gabhra, Oisin was carried away to the land of eternal youth. Although he liked it there he was wishful to see again his beloved Ireland, find out the survivors of the Fianna. But he had been away 200 years. The pagan Ireland Oisin had known was gone. Padraic...
...Mike are the heroes of many a story, but not of the story of the 1924 Tailteann Games. The mighty Oisin and warlike King Cuchullin would have mourned the passing of their country men's valor had they been on the green at Croke Park, Dublin, to see U. S. athletes romp off with the Irish games with 64½ points. Ireland was second with 43½ , Australia 16, South Africa 6, England 6, Canada 5, New Zealand 2, Scotland...
Since The Wanderings of Oisin (a narrative poem based on Celtic legends), Yeats has been recognized as among the most distinguished of living poets. His life has been devoted to the Irish renaissance. In large measure he was the Irish renaissance. George Moore admits it. Synge, a finer dramatist, and Lady Gregory, a better technician, were directed by him. To him the Abbey Theatre (Dublin) owes its great days and its survival. His best drama is the Land of Heart's Desire, but his fame rests upon his lyrics. In the U. S., Yeats' complete works have been...
...Yeats's works include among many others: "The Wanderings of Oisin;" "The Wind Among the Reeds;" "The Shadowy Waters;" "In the Seven Woods;" "The Celtic Twilight;" "The Secret Rose;" "Plays for an Irish Theatre;" and "Ideals of Good and Evil." His "Land of Heart's Desire" was produced two years ago in Boston and attracted considerable attention...
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