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Now, although Barney almost detested Woodward, yet he was incapable of abetting Shawn's designs upon Suit Balor. "No," said he to his brother, "I would die first. It is true I do not like a bone in his body, but I will never lend myself to such a cowardly act as that; besides, from all I know of Shawn, I did not think he would stoop to murder."
Breas fled to his Fomor kindred in the isles, with his heart full of anger and revenge against the De Danaans. He sought help of his kindred, and their design was told to the Fomorian chieftains to Balor of the Evil Eye, and to Indec, son of De Domnand, chiefs of the Isles.
"If I know?" said Barney, rather offended; "maybe I don't know, and maybe I do, if it came to that. Any body, then, that has two eyes of different colors always has the Evil Eye, or the Suil Balor, and has the power of overlookin'; and, between ourselves, Masther Harry has it.
The war-harps that played victory to Heaven at Moytura of old are sounding in our ears now, if we will listen for them; and when Point Loma was founded, it was as if once more the shaft of Lugh the Sunbright took the eye of Balor Balcbeimnech in the midst. And so, at this point, we take leave of our voyaging together through the past.
"Balor as old as a forest, his mighty head helpless sunk, And an army of men holding open his weary and death-dealing eye," for wherever his glances fell, there death came. They fell on Nuada of the Silver Hand, and he died, albeit it is well known that he was alive, and worshiped in Britain in Roman times, for a temple to him has been found near the River Severn.
Upon this stone, tradition tells us, Balor, a giant of Tory Island, chopped off the head of an unreasonable person named Mackinfeale, for complaining that Balor, under some prehistoric "Plan of Campaign," had driven away his favourite cow, Glasgavlan. Ballyconnell House, a substantial mansion of the Georgian era, stands extremely well.
Then the Fomoroh sent a spy into the camp of the Gods, who achieved killing Goibniu with one of the latter's own spears; and by reason of that it was going ill with the Gods the next day in the battle. And it was going worse with them because of Balor of the Mighty Blows, and he taking the field at last for the Fomorians,
Bres, driven out by the Gods, took refuge with his father the Fomorian king beyond the western sea; who gave him an army with which to reconquer his lost dominions. Now we come to the figure who represents the Fifth Race. Lugh was a kind of counterpart to Bres; he was the son of Cian, a Danaan, and a daughter of the Fomorian champion Balor of the Mighty Blows, or of the Evil Eye.
Goodwin, "and then we shall receive your visits with pleasure." Woodward then shook hands with him and his wife, and wished them a good morning. On his way home worthy Suil Balor began to entertain reflections upon his prospects in life that he felt to be rather agreeable.
But you have done your duty, for which accept my thanks. If an officer commanding an outpost will not be very vigilant, he exposes his party to be butchered, as the unfortunate Colonel Balor lately experienced. I am very sorry the militia have conducted so disorderly; but I wish you to deal tenderly with them, as they are brave, and are very sore, by the plundering of the tories.
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