THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN - CONTENTS THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG PAGE THE CHERRY TREE 3 BREAKFAST TIME ..... 5 IN THE ORCHARD ..... 6 DAY AND NIGHT ..... 8 THE DEVILS BAG . . . . .10 A VISIT FROM ABROAD . . . .12 THE WOOD OF FLOWERS . . . .14 THE WHITE WINDOW . . . . .15 MIDNIGHT....... 16 BEHIND THE HILL . . . . .18 THE SECRET 20 APRIL SHOWERS...... 21 THE TURN OF THE ROAD .... 22 THE CORAL ISLAND 24 THE Cow 26 THE OLD MAN . 27 vi SEUMAS BEG PAGE WHAT THE SNAKE SAW . . . .28 THE HORSE 30 THE APPLE TREE ..... 32 THE APPOINTMENT ..... 34 CHECK 37 WHEN I WAS YOUNG . 38 THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN THE PATRIOTS BED ..... 43 GRAFTON STREET ..... 44 PoRTOBELLO BRIDGE ..... 45 YORK STREET ...... 46 THE FIFTEEN ACRES..... 47 COLLEGE GREEN...... 50 MOUNT STREET . . . . . .51 WESTLAND Row...... 52 THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE .... 54 THE CANAL BANK . . . .55 By ANA LIFFEY...... 56 FROM HAWK AND KITE .... 58 THE GOMBEEN-MAN ..... 59 BERESFORD PLACE ..... 60 AT THE FAIR 6l CONTENTS vii PAGE THE FUR COAT 62 DUBLIN MEN ...... 63 OCONNELL BRIDGE ..... 64 CHARLOTTE STREET ..... 65 GEORGES STREET ..... 66 HOLLES STREET...... 68 KATTY GOLLAGHER ..... 69 CORK HILL 70 THE PIPER 71 THE SHADOW ...... 72 CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY..... 74 STEPHENS GREEN ..... 75 THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ... 76 MERRION SQUARE ..... 78 THE BARE TREES 79 DUNPHYS CORNER ..... 80 THE DODDER BANK . . . . .81 WHITE FIELDS ...... 82 THE PAPS OF DANA . . . . .83 DONNELLYS ORCHARD .... 84 DoNNYBROOK . 85 THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG THE CHERRY TREE COMEfrom your bed my drowsy gentleman And you, fair lady, rise and braid your hair, And let the children wash, if wash they can If not, assist you them, and make them fair As isthe morning and the morning sky, And every tree and bush and bird in air. The sun climbed on the heights three hours ago, He laughed above the hills and they were glad 3