 Here the ganet soares high into the sky to espy his prey in the sea under him, at which he casts himself headlong into the sea, and swallows up whole herrings in a morsell. This bird flys through the ship's sailes, piercing them with his beak.  The Natural History of Ireland - Page 254by William Thompson - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Roderic O'Flaherty - Connacht (Ireland) - 1846 - 538 pages
...which kills the deere by grappling him with his claw, and forcing him to run headlong into precipices. Here the ganet soares high into the sky to espy his...through the ship's sailes, piercing them with his beak. Here is the bird engendered by the sea out of timber long lying in sea. Some call them clakesc and... | |
 | Irish archaeological and Celtic society - 1846 - 524 pages
...grappling him with his claw, and forcing him to run headlong into precipices. Here the ganet scares high into the sky to espy his prey in the sea under...through the ship's sailes, piercing them with his beak. Here is the bird engendered by the sea out of timber long lying in sea. Some call them clakes c and... | |
 | Roderic O'Flaherty - Connacht (Ireland) - 1846 - 526 pages
...which kills the deere by grappling him with his claw, and forcing him to run headlong into precipices. Here the ganet soares high into the sky to espy his prey in the sea under him, at which lie casts himself headlong into the sea, and swallows up whole herrings in a morsell. This bird flys... | |
 | University magazine - 1848 - 824 pages
...is fortunat« in battle, and that victory is always on its side." — p. 159. 11 " Here the gannet soares high into the sky, to espy his prey in the sea under him," &c. — O' Flaherty's W. Connaughl, p. 12. » " Birds found in the high clill's and rocks of Arran,... | |
 | Stephen J. Meany - 1849 - 416 pages
...victory is always on its side." — p. 159. 61 Page 79 — The soaring gannet. " Here the gannet soars high into the sky, to espy his prey in the sea under him," &c.,— O'Flaherty's West Connaught, p. 12. 62 Page 79. — The proud bird that flies but o'er the... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - English poetry - 1850 - 414 pages
...victory is always on its side." — p. 159. 61 Page 79 — The soaring gannet. " Here the gannet soars high into the sky, to espy his prey in the sea under him," &c.,— O'Flaherty's West Connaught, p. 12. a Page 79. — The proud bird that flies but o'er the sea.... | |
 | English literature - 1853 - 604 pages
...by the Irish Archaeological Society in 1846,) we are informed that—" Here the ganet scares high in the sky to espy his prey in the sea under him, at which he casts himself headlong, and swallows up whole herrings in a morsell." Serves them right, and all according to nature. But it... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - English poetry - 1858 - 482 pages
...victory is always on its side." — p. 159. (52) PAGE 181. The soaring gunnel. " Here the gannet soars high into the sky, to espy his prey in the sea under him," &c. — O'Flaherty's Wat Connaught, p. 12. (53) PAGE 181. The proud bird that flies but o'er the sea.... | |
 | Robert Lloyd Patterson - Birds - 1880 - 282 pages
...near Girvan. An Irish author, O'Flaherty, writing in the year 1684, said — " Here the Gannet scares high into the sky to espy his prey in the sea under...into the sea, and swallows up whole herrings in a morsel. This bird flys through ship's sailes, piercing them with his beak." * St. Kilda being inhabited,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1881 - 584 pages
...grappling him with his claws and forcing him to run headlong into precipices. Here the Ganet soars high into the sky to espy his prey in the sea under...herrings in a morsell. This bird flys through the ships sailes piercing them with his beak. Here is the bird engendered by the sea out of timber long... | |
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