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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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