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The Editor knew a gentleman�察�who�察�to counteract this prejudice�察�made his
workmen and labourers begin all new pieces of work upon a Saturday。
GLOSSARY 2。 LET ALONE THE THREE KINGDOMS ITSELF。
LET ALONE�察 �in this sentence�察 �means put out of consideration。 The
phrase�察�let alone�察�which is now used as the imperative of a verb�察�may in
time become a conjunction�察�and may exercise the ingenuity of some future
etymologist。 The celebrated Horne Tooke has proved most satisfactorily�察�
that the conjunction but comes from the imperative of the Anglo´Saxon
verb ��BEOUTAN�� TO BE OUT�察 �also�察 �that IF comes from GIF�察 �the
imperative of the Anglo´Saxon verb which signifies TO GIVE�察�etc。
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GLOSSARY 3。 WHILLALUH。Ullaloo�察�Gol�察�or lamentation over the
dead
Magnoque ululante tumultu。VIRGIL�察�
Ululatibus omne Implevere nemus。OVID。
A full account of the Irish Gol�察�or Ullaloo�察�and of the Caoinan or Irish
funeral song�察�with its first semichorus�察�second semichorus�察�full chorus of
sighs and groans�察�together with the Irish words and music�察�may be found
in the fourth volume of the TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL IRISH
ACADEMY。 For the advantage of LAZY readers�察�who would rather read a
page than walk a yard�察�and from compassion�察�not to say sympathy�察 �with
their infirmity�察�the Editor transcribes the following passages�此�
'The Irish have been always remarkable for their funeral lamentations�察�
and this peculiarity has been noticed by almost every traveller who visited
them�察 �and it seems derived from their Celtic ancestors�察 �the primaeval
inhabitants of this isle。 。 。 。
'It has been affirmed of the Irish�察�that to cry was more natural to them
than to any other nation�察 �and at length the Irish cry became
proverbial。 。 。 。 。
'Cambrensis in the twelfth century says�察 �the Irish then musically
expressed their griefs�察�that is�察�they applied the musical art�察�in which they
excelled all others�察 �to the orderly celebration of funeral obsequies�察 �by
dividing the mourners into two bodies�察�each alternately singing their part�察�
and the whole at times joining in full chorus。 。 。 。 The body of the deceased�察�
dressed in grave clothes�察�and ornamented with flowers�察�was placed on a
bier�察 �or some elevated spot。 The relations and keepers ��SINGING
MOURNERS�� ranged themselves in two divisions�察 �one at the head�察 �and
the other at the feet of the corpse。 The bards and croteries had before
prepared the funeral Caoinan。 The chief bard of the head chorus began
by singing the first stanza�察 �in a low�察 �doleful tone�察 �which was softly
accompanied by the harp�此�at the conclusion�察�the foot semichorus began the
lamentation�察 �or Ullaloo�察 �from the final note of the preceding stanza�察 �in
which they were answered by the head semichorus�察 �then both united in
one general chorus。 The chorus of the first stanza being ended�察�the chief
bard of the foot semichorus began the second Gol or lamentation�察�in which
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he was answered by that of the head�察�and then�察�as before�察�both united in
the general full chorus。 Thus alternately were the song and choruses
performed during the night。 The genealogy�察 �rank�察 �possessions�察 �the
virtues and vices of the dead were rehearsed�察 �and a number of
interrogations were addressed to the deceased�察 �as�察 �Why did he die�拭 �If
married�察 �whether his wife was faithful to him�察 �his sons dutiful�察 �or good
hunters or warriors�拭�If a woman�察�whether her daughters were fair or chaste�拭�
If a young man�察�whether he had been crossed in love�察�or if the blue´ eyed
maids of Erin treated him with scorn��'
We are told�察�that formerly the feet ��the metrical feet�� of the Caoinan
were much attended to�察 �but on the decline of the Irish bards these feet
were gradually neglected�察 �and the Caoinan fell into a sort of slipshod
metre amongst women。 Each province had different Caoinans�察�or at least
different imitations of the original。 There was the Munster cry�察�the Ulster
cry�察 �etc。 It became an extempore performance�察 �and every set of keepers
varied the melody according to their own fancy。
It is curious to observe how customs and ceremonies degenerate。 The
present Irish cry�察�or howl�察�cannot boast of such melody�察�nor is the funeral
procession conducted with much dignity。 The crowd of people who
assemble at these funerals sometimes amounts to a thousand�察�often to four
or five hundred。 They gather as the bearers of the hearse proceed on their
way�察�and when they pass through any village�察�or when they come near any
houses�察�they begin to cryOh� �Oh� �Oh� �Oh� �Oh� �Agh� �Agh� �raising their
notes from the first OH� �to the last AGH� �in a kind of mournful howl。 This
gives notice to the inhabitants of the village that a FUNERAL IS
PASSING and immediately they flock out to follow it。 In the province of
Munster it is a common thing for the women to follow a funeral�察�to join in
the universal cry with all their might and main for some time�察�and then to
turn and ask'Arrah� �who is it that's dead��who is it we're crying for��'
Even the poorest people have their own burying´placesthat is�察�spots of
ground in the churchyards where they say that their ancestors have been
buried ever since the wars of Ireland�察 �and if these burial´places are ten
miles from the place where a man dies�察 �his friends and neighbours take
care to carry his corpse thither。 Always one priest�察�often five or six priests�察�
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attend these funerals�察 �each priest repeats a mass�察 �for which he is paid�察�
sometimes a shilling�察�sometimes half a crown�察�sometimes half a guinea�察�or
a guinea�察�according to their circumstances�察�or�察�as they say�察�according to the
ability of the deceased。 After the burial of any very poor man�察�who has
left a widow or children�察�the priest makes what is called a COLLECTION
for the widow�察 �he goes round to every person present�察 �and each
contributes sixpence or a shilling�察�or what they please。 The reader will
find in the note upon the word WAKE�察 �more particulars respecting the
conclusion of the Irish funerals。
Certain old women�察 �who cry particularly loud and well are in great
request�察�and�察�as a man said to the Editor�察�'Every one would wish and be
proud to have such at his funeral�察 �or at that of his friends。' The lower
Irish are wonderfully eager to attend the funerals of their friends and
relations�察�and they make their relationships branch out to a great extent。
The proof that a poor man has been well beloved during his life is his
having a crowded funeral。 To attend a neighbour's funeral is a cheap proof
of humanity�察�but it does not�察�as some imagine�察�cost nothing。 The time spent
in attending funerals may be safely valued at half a million to the Irish
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