Some Of The Literatures In The Period

Categories: First Century BC to the Coming of St Patrick

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 still [...]

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 still on the throne, and follow closely on the deaths of the sons of Uisneach. We are told how the young Setanta leaves his father's fort at Dun ... Read More