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" ... not." Then the sons of Usnach made a phalanx of their shields, and spread the links of their joined bucklers round Deirdre, and bounding forth like three eagles, swept down upon the troops of Conor, making great havoc of the people. But when Cathbad,... "
The death of the children of Usnach. The return of Claneboy. The captive of ... - Page 30
by Sir Samuel Ferguson - 1887
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The Story of the Irish Before the Conquest: From the Mythical Period to the ...

Mary Catharine Guinness Ferguson - 1868 - 326 pages
...making great havoc of the people. But when Cathbad, the Druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent on the destruction of Conor himself, he had recourse...limbs were clogged in it, that they could not move. The sons of Usnach were then put to death, and Deirdre, standing over the grave, sang their funeral...
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The story of the Irish before the Conquest

lady Mary Catharine Ferguson - 1868 - 350 pages
...making great havoc of the people. But when Cathbad, the Druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent 011 the destruction of Conor himself, he had recourse...limbs were clogged in it, that they could not move. The sons of Usnach were then put to death, and Deirdre, standing over the grave, sang their funeral...
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The Maritime Monthly, Volume 2

1873 - 660 pages
...when Cathbad, the Druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent on the destruction of Conor*himself, he had recourse to his arts of magic, and he cast...limbs were clogged in it, that they could not move. The sons of Usnach were then put to death, and Deirdre, standing over the grave, sang their funeral...
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The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from ..., Volume 3

Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 564 pages
...making great havoc of the people. But when Cathbad, the Druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent on the destruction of Conor himself, he had recourse...limbs were clogged in it, that they could not move. The sons of Usnach were then put to death, and Deirdre, standing over their grave, sang this funeral...
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature, with ..., Volume 5

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...making great havoc of the people. But when Cathbad, the Druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent on the destruction of Conor himself, he had recourse...limbs were clogged in it, that they could not move. The sons of Usnach were then put to death, and Deirdre, standing over their grave, sang this funeral...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 5

Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 442 pages
...making great havoc of the people. But when Cathbad, the Druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent on the destruction of Conor himself, he had recourse...so that their arms fell from their hands, and they Avere taken by the men of Ulster ; for the spell was like a sea of thick gums about them, and their...
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The Ancient Music of Ireland: Arranged for Piano

Edward Bunting - 2000 - 254 pages
...making sore havoc of his people. Now when Cathbad, the druid, saw that the sons of Usnach were bent on the destruction of Conor himself, he had recourse...limbs were clogged in it, that they could not move. The sons of Usnach are then put to death, and Deirdre, standing over the grave, sings their funeral...
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