Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture From Fenian Cycle Although from this period, as from the preceding one, no manuscripts have been preserved, it occupies, nevertheless, a prominent position in Irish literature, one even more important than that occupied by the earlier era. It is the period in which occurred the events around which are woven all the [...]

Above : Picture From Fenian Cycle Cuchulain and the ” Tain Bo.”—The stories connected with the career of the celebrated hero Cuchulain and with the ” Tain B6 Chuailgne,” in which he took a prominent part, form the second section of the ” Red Branch Cycle.” The events take place while Connor Mac Nessa is [...]