Excerpt from Tales Round a Winter Hearth Three of the following tales are of this description. The first and second story were related to the writer, by a lady of high rank, distinguished for many accomplishments. The incidents of the first, this lady warranted as facts known to one of her own family. The absurd, yet somewhat af fecting imagination of the second, she spoke of as a tradition still religiously believed in Ireland. It is given here with much apprehension, yet, in the hope that it may not be without interest for persons fond of speculating upon national character. 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.