The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-05

stay-ahome Engishmen STILL there the story the same
in Mr. Campbell in Mr. Kennedy, reappearng unaltered
in essentials in every book that deals with the subject from
the publications of the Osanc Society down to the meres
tale in a Dublin penny magazine.
Here too if they had not been blinded by prejudice
scholars might have looked for the original of the Arthur
ian legends Welaey read remark which seemed to hint
that the tales told in the Mbogo the invention OF the
Touvr any had nothing do with Celtdom except
the described described
ancient Brtons Not to speak of other difficulties in the
way of this extraordinary theory have only to note the
striking resemblance in character and circumstances between
Finn and his knights and the knights of the round table,
to be morally convinced that here is another instance OF
the transmission of the legend and that story the
heritage at least of all the Celtic tribes is the basis
which rest alike Mr. Kenneds Wexford version of the
old Osianic tales and Laureates Idyls of the King
Thus Finn the prince of mysterious origin is at constant
with the outanders He has his Guinyere in Granne
the lovely and ahess queen his Launcelo in Diarmd
of the beauty spot his Modred in Conan of the bitter
tongue The fight of Gabhra is his battle in Lyonnesse
and just from this last King Arthur is carried off to
Avilion from the former Firms son. Osin is borne off
by the fairy Mar Tr-nan-Oge, the land of perpetual
youth One fatal objection in the eyes of Eng
lish critics. additional proof of the
ton between the two We constantly told that the
spirit of chvay breathing through the Arhuran legends
is opposed to the feelings of Celt Cmri to those of
Cares New Zealander Let the Cymri speak for them
selves All say is that unless the whole of Irish
legendary history thoroughly sophisticated there in
the early Scott (Roman for the natives of Ireland
strong dash of what call chivalrou feeling, and that
too at time when such feeling entirely non-existent
among Teutons of every creed Our opinion is that
'chivalry of the Cels wholly and soely that it
evolved in France the national reaction against Teuonc
feudasm from elements already existing in the Celtic char
acter. But all contend for is that in the Irish
Osanic Stories deteroraed they have become there
chvalric feeling enough the Fenian heroes quite
level with the knights of the round table, Mr. Ken
nedys object has been not to make scholarly collection of
Irish legends but simply show the state of the legendary
the present time what tales the people tell what they
still take delight in. His suggests the questonif
SO much can be collected by man. working only in
Lenster chiefly among Wexford folk, what might be got
together if Irish scholars would map out Ireland among
them and work it thoroughly, NM. De Villemarque
and have worked parts of Brittany and
Mr.. Campbell has worked the island of Barra?"
THE NORMAN coNQUEsT-RUPTURE OF THE SAXON BISHOPS
RoNE-THE TEMPORAL POWER.
Balancing for moment at of the that led to
the invasion of England in the eleventh century, fore
shadowng the subsequent invasion of Ireland will
presently to what is said in this work Irish affairs such
Pope Adran Bull and that of his successor Pope Alex
ander ILL., confirming this document and the conduct of the
Irish bishops in their reception of Henry the Second king
of England etc. In transferring the remarkable statements
of this writer do undertake youch for their
acy but to present them historical actsif they
facsfull of instruction. and warning to those who would
profit by the lessons of history. If they not facts the
columns of THE IRISH REPUBLIC are venture to say
with confidence open their reutaton But thing may
be said for Thiery that whatever may be his deecsand
am aware his work considered satisfactory by
of sympathy for Ireland and ishmen cannot be
justly charged as among the number.
During the time of the partition Of England into indie
pendent Kingdoms several Of the AngoSaxon kings espe-
caly those of Wessex and Mecia had at different periods
established certain payments in favor of the Roman Church.
The object of these purely graitous gifts to procure
better reception and aid in of need for the English
pilgrims who visited Rome to support school there for the