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74 THE FIRESIDE STORIES OF IRELAND.
bugle of the Gillana Griiaga Donna from liini. Bring that
horn from my bed's head, some of you, and give it to the
doctor/' It was done, another bit of fruit given, and a great
shout was heard, " A mile oif o' the nose." " Your IMajesty
has not confessed all. Your nose might as well be seven
miles longer for any comfort or rest it will give you," "Well,
I have the magic cloak of the same man." The cloak Avas
brought and the man buttoned it round his neck ; another
bit, and the end of the nose was in the middle of the lawn.
" Which will your Majesty make full restitution or stay
as you are f " I don't care: Til keep the purse if the end
of my nose was at Halifax." But away began the nose to
plough again, and more and more the tickhng feeling went
on. " Here," says he at last, " is the only thing left," and
he pulled the purse out of his pocket. " Sarra do him good
with it ! " He threw it to the man, and the remainder of
the pear was given him. Down dropped the additional
handle from the right nose, and went curling and crackling
out of the rooiu, out of the garden, and out of the lawn.
"Seize on that rascal! " said the king; but Gilla, for it was
he, blew a blast on bis bugle, and every one in the room
was rushing to tear the daylights out of the king, their
master. He held out against the match as long as he could,
but the people were all going to dethrone him. So he con-
sented, and if the youth of the brown hair and his princess
were not a good and happy couple, I wonder where are such
to be found.
SHAN AN OMADHAN AND HIS MASTEK.
A POOR woman had three sons. The eldest and second
eldest were cunning clever fellows, but they called the
youngest Shan an Omadhan, because they thought he was
no better than a simpleton. The eldest got tired of staying
at home, and said he'd go look for service. He staid away
a whole year, and then came back one day, dragging one
foot after the other, and a poor wizened face on him, and
he as cross as two sticks. When he was rested and got