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district of the county of Cavan, to join him in visiting Sliabh-na-Caillighe, 

 in order to collect the fables related about the place, and the monster 

 woman — Garvogue — who formerly reigned there. Sheridan, who was 

 of the party, availing himself of his knowledge of Irish, acted as inter- 

 preter ; and Mr. Winslow prevailed upon the Dean to turn into verse 

 the legends collected on the ground. The following is all that could 

 be deciphered from the manuscript of Thomas Farrelly, who was 

 gardener at Quilca at that time: — 



" Twelve giant elks, trained to the car, 

 Had brought the warlike dame from far 

 Bengore — where reigned the dreadful war. 



When morning dawned, the board was spread 

 With cresses, nuts, and berries red ; 

 And Garvogue left her heather bed. 



Black Eamor, Crewe, and glassy Sheel 

 Sent up the bream, the brae, and eel, 

 At mid- day for her ample meal. 



Twelve haunches of the fattest elk, 

 Twelve measures of the richest milk, 

 Twelve breasts of eagles from the height, 

 Composed the meal for eve or night. 



Ere Finn and Gall had raised the spear — 

 Ere Caolta chased the mountain deer — 

 Titanic Garvogue held her sway— 

 The feast at night — the chase by day. 



Her pack just numbered threescore ten- 

 No fleeter ever crossed a glen : 

 Red Spidogue, with her broad, full, chest, 

 And Isogue, round ribbed, and the best. 



Determined now her tomb to build, 

 Her ample skirt with stones she filled, 

 And dropped a heap on Carnmore ; 

 Then stepped one thousand yards, to Loar, 

 And dropped another goodly heap ; 

 And then with one prodigious leap 

 Gained Carnbeg ; and on its height 

 Displayed the wonders of her might. 



And when approached death's awful doom, 

 Her chair was placed within the womb 

 Of hills whose tops with heather bloom." 



I have also heard these lines attributed to Miss Brooke, daughter of 

 Henry Brooke (a pupil of Dr. Sheridan's), who was then living at Mul- 

 lagh, about two miles from Quilca. As possessing local interest, I sub- 

 mit them ; although I suppose they have been corrupted since they were 

 originally written. 



