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lit.soller. Gloss of the Christian scribe. This is a mythic reference to Cuchulainn as sun-hero...
The Phantom Chariot of Cu Chulainn
Patrick went to Tam to enjoin belief upon the King of Erin, that is, upon Loegaire, son of Niall,...
The Battle of Carnn Chonaill
(Autor unbekannt) Diarmait, son of Aed of Sláne, Sinech Cró fostered him. The Connaughtmen used ...
The Adventures of Connla the Fair
Why was Art the Lone One so called? Not hard to say. One day as Connla the Bold, son of Conn the ...
Bran (The Crow)
Wounded full sore is Bran the knight:For he was at Kerloan fight;At Kerloan fight, by wild seasho...
The Wooing of Emer by Cú Chulainn
(An Irish hero-tale of the eleventh century, translated from the original manuscript [Based on LU...
The Death of the Boys
‘Another time he was playing ball in the playing-field east of Emain, he alone on one side agains...
The fate of the twenty-seven men and the reason why none dared to wound the Ulstermen when they were in their debility.
‘On another occasion the Ulstermen were in their debility. ‘Among us,’ said Fergus, ‘women and bo...
The Eulogy of Cú Chulainn
‘What manner of man,’ asked Ailill, ‘is this Hound whom we have heard of among the Ulstermen? Wha...
A different Version up to the Death of Órlám
‘Let us go forward now,’ said Ailill. Then they reached Mag Mucceda. There Cú Chulainn cut down a...
Neue SeiteThe Death of Fráech
They remained there till the morrow. Fráech was summoned to them. ‘Help us, Fráech,’ said Medb. ‘...
The Fight between Eógan mac Durthacht and Conchobar
‘There was strife between the Ulstermen and Eógan mac Durthacht. The Ulstermen went to battle whi...
Fergus leapt across the oak-tree in his own chariot.
They went on as far as Áth Taiten. There Cú Chulainn overthrew six of them, namely, the six Dunga...
The Death of Órlám
On the morrow they went over Iraird Culenn. Cú Chulainn went forward and came upon the charioteer...
The Death of the three Sons of Gárach
Then the three Meic Gárach remained at their ford. Their names were Lon, Úalu and Diliu, and Mes ...
The Death of the Marten and of the Pet Bird
Cú Chulainn threatened in Méithe that, wherever afterwards he should see Ailill or Medb, he would...
The Death of Lethan
Lethan came on to his ford over the Níth in Conaille, and he indeed waited to encounter Cú Chulai...
The Combat of Munremar and Cú Roí
When the hosts were there in the evening, they saw one stone thrown at them from the east and ano...
The Death of Lócha
A handmaid of Medb's called Lócha went with a great company of women to fetch water. Cú Chulain...
The Death of the Royal Mercenaries
‘Let Cú Chulainn be asked for a truce for us,’ said Ailill and Medb. Lugaid went with that messag...