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    The Birth of Bran
    The Birth of Bran
    The Birth of Bran
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    The Birth of Bran

    By James Stephens

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    The story is about a man named Fergus Fionnliath who dislikes dogs, and Fionn, the son of Uail, who is fond of them. Fionn's mother, Muirne, and aunt, Tuiren, visit him and his companions, the Fianna. Tuiren falls in love with an Ulster gentleman, Iollan Eachtach and they get married, but Iollan has a past with a lady of the Shi’ named Uct Dealv, with whom he was sweetheart for years.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateMay 23, 2017
    ISBN9781787242470
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      The Birth of Bran - James Stephens

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      James Stephens

      The Birth of Bran

      Published by Sovereign

      This edition first published in 2017

      Copyright © 2017 Sovereign

      All Rights Reserve

      ISBN: 9781787242470

      Contents

      CHAPTER I

      CHAPTER II

      CHAPTER III

      CHAPTER IV

      CHAPTER V

      CHAPTER I

      There are people who do not like dogs a bit—they are usually women—but in this story there is a man who did not like dogs. In fact, he hated them. When he saw one he used to go black in the face, and he threw rocks at it until it got out of sight. But the Power that protects all creatures had put a squint into this man’s eye, so that he always threw crooked.

      This gentleman’s name was Fergus Fionnliath, and his stronghold was near the harbour of Galway. Whenever a dog barked he would leap out of his seat, and he would throw everything that he owned out of the window in the direction

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