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100. The lusmore (or fairy cap), literally the great herb, 'Digitalis
purpurea.'
101. The Phooka is described as belonging to the malignant class of
fairy beings, and he is as wild and capricious in his character as he is
changeable in his form. At one time an eagle or an 'ignis fatuus,' at
another a horse or a bull, while occasionally he figures as a compound
of the calf and goat. When he assumes the form of a horse, his great
object, according to a recent writer, seems to be to obtain a rider, and
then he is in his most malignant glory.--See Croker's "Fairy Legends."
102. Mialloch, "the murmuring river" at Glengariff.--Smith's "Cork."
103. Glashenglora, a mountain torrent, which finds its way into
the Atlantic Ocean through Glengariff, in the west of the county of
Cork. The name, literally translated, signifies "the noisy green
water."--Barry's "Songs of Ireland," p. 173.
104. There is a great square rock, literally resembling the description
in the text, which stands near the Glengariff entrance to the pass of
Ceim-an-eich.
National Poems and Songs.
ADVANCE!
God bade the sun with golden step sublime,
Advance!
He whispered in the listening ear of Time,
Advance!
He bade the guiding spirits of the stars,
With lightning speed, in silver shining cars,
Along the bright floor of his azure hall,
Advance!
Sun, stars, and time obey the voice, and all
Advance!