Excerpt from Dublin in Irish Legend IN describing the charm of Dublin, Edward Dowden mentioned the legendary associations connected with places in the environs of the city as one of the circum stances that give a characteristic charm to the capital of Ireland. Over some of the spots, 'he writes, now accessible in a brief space of time by tram car or train from the midst of the city, romantic memories hover. Here in Howth Park stands a cromlech under which lies Aideen of Ben Edar, who pined away and died when her husband, Oscar, son of Oisin, fell at the Battle of Gavra. Round her grave the Fenian heroes stood sorrowing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.