From the introduction - "Musha, Bedad, Begorrah and Bejabers but isn't it we
Irish that are the broth of the brewing God. Oh to be listening to fine,
wandered, wondering weaving of words when we hold the stranger in the heel
of our fist and melt his soul and heart in the Irish Stew of the Blarney.
And isn't it the wish of the world to be after kissing the Blarney Stone
itself and getting the great, gristful gift of words that does be waiting
there for all the pilgrims who came to the great castle itself betimes
bejabers. Oh, isn't it the deep power that does be in words and even long,
long ago - and long ago it was - didn't the poets of Ireland stay the
enemies of their land: drive rats from graneries and cure the shiverings,
the stiffenings and the deluges of the sweat-plague with the sound of their
verse." Illustrated with B&W drawings.

Bell Publishing, New York, 1969, reprint, 3rd printing, 159 pages, 5 7/8" x
8 1/4", green cloth with black lettering on spine, dust jacket, illustrated.

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Auction closes 3/5/06.