Project Gutenberg 2013-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 181 Leamy, Edmund 1848 1904 Tynan, Katharine 1861 1931 Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Tynan, Katherine Hinkson, Mrs. H. A. By the Barrow River, and Other Stories By the Barrow River -- "Bendemeer Cottage" -- A night with the Rapparees -- "Worse than Cremona" -- Maurya na Gleanna, or revenged at last -- Story of the raven -- The spectres of Barcelona -- The black dog -- The ghost of Garroid Jarla -- True to death -- "The light that lies in woman's eyes" -- Death by misadventure -- A message from the dead -- A vision of the night -- The pretty Quakeress -- My first case -- A vision or a dream? -- From the jail to the battlefield -- All for a woman's eyes -- The ruse of Madame Martin. Produced by eagkw, sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "By the Barrow River and Other Stories" by Edmund Leamy is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This volume presents a selection of narratives that reflect the rich tapestry of Irish folklore and history, infusing fantastical elements with real-life themes of love, loss, and redemption. Among the stories, readers can expect encounters with mythical beings and poignant explorations of personal relationships, apparent in characters intertwined with the struggles and triumphs of their Irish heritage. The opening of the collection introduces the story "By the Barrow River," setting a dramatic tone as it follows Cathal, a soldier in the guard of a fortress. He experiences vivid visions, including the ominous appearance of the woman of the Sidhe, weaving fate with a sword—the ominous sign of war and destruction. As Cathal grapples with his foreboding intuition, the narrative hints at a deeper connection between his visions, the fate of the Lady Edain, and the lurking threats to their safety. The story blends elements of fantasy with a gripping sense of urgency, preparing readers for a blend of mythology and human emotion in Leamy's tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42555/42555-h/images/front_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Ireland -- Fiction Irish -- Foreign countries -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 456584 2025-07-17T08:09:29.729756 text/html 453027 2024-10-23T15:13:36 text/html 388149 2025-07-17T08:09:35.900709 application/epub+zip 393411 2025-07-17T08:09:30.942730 application/epub+zip 237531 2025-07-17T08:09:30.350742 application/epub+zip 528949 2025-07-17T08:09:39.800684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488392 2025-07-17T08:09:35.251728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333122 2022-09-19T12:30:59.467870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407275 2023-09-18T12:18:01.737253 text/plain 387368 2024-10-23T15:13:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18236 2025-07-17T08:09:39.939657 application/rdf+xml 14392 2025-07-17T08:09:30.439787 image/jpeg 1861 2025-07-17T08:09:30.396728 image/jpeg 365623 2025-07-17T08:09:29.771755 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia