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Page 86
The countryside had changed , his father and the Fianna were long dead and a
new faith was being practised . Deeply saddened , Oisin turned and began his
journey OTHERWORLD VOYAGES THE ' IMRAM ' , OR VOYAGE , is a class of
Old ...
The countryside had changed , his father and the Fianna were long dead and a
new faith was being practised . Deeply saddened , Oisin turned and began his
journey OTHERWORLD VOYAGES THE ' IMRAM ' , OR VOYAGE , is a class of
Old ...
Page 170
This lad , having fallen ill and fainted one day , was mistaken for dead . In disgust
at the haste in which his relatives removed his body from the house , Tarvaa ' s
soul flew off to the spirit realm where he was accosted by the judge of the dead ...
This lad , having fallen ill and fainted one day , was mistaken for dead . In disgust
at the haste in which his relatives removed his body from the house , Tarvaa ' s
soul flew off to the spirit realm where he was accosted by the judge of the dead ...
Page 256
Some animals could be tribal ancestors , some trees were the spirits or souls of
dead chiefs or caciques . The souls of the dead were believed to hide themselves
during daylight hours , only to emerge at night to seek out and eat the guava fruit
...
Some animals could be tribal ancestors , some trees were the spirits or souls of
dead chiefs or caciques . The souls of the dead were believed to hide themselves
during daylight hours , only to emerge at night to seek out and eat the guava fruit
...
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