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A STORY OF MONGAN

Book of the Dun Cow Tales of Mongan

Now once upon a time when Forgall the poet was with Mongan, the latter at a certain hour of the d...

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Chapter I

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

Here beginneth the Feast of Bricriu, and the Champion’s Portion ofEmain, and the Ulster Women’s W...

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Chapter II

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 8. The hostages of the braves had gone security on his behalf, andBricriu accordingly bethought...

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Chapter III

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 17. Bricriu, however, and his queen were in their soller. From hiscouch the condition of the pa...

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Chapter VII

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 34. “I accept that then,” quoth Cuchulainn. “I agree (lit. I allow it)then,” quoth Loigaire. “L...

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Chapter VIII

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 42. [Thus to the one stead the men of Ulster assembled in councilconcerning the heroes. The thr...

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Chapter X

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 58. Ailill having gone to his chamber, set his back against the wall.He was disquieted in mind,...

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Chapter VI

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 33. Again it was their hap to quarrel about the Champion’s Portion.Conchobar with the nobles of...

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Chapter IX

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 57. One night as their portion was assigned them, three cats fromthe Cave of Cruachan were let ...

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Chapter V

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 29. Once more the hall became a babel of words, the women laudingtheir men. Then essayed Conall...

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Chapter XI

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

[Thereafter he followed his charioteer. “My plan,” quoth Mève toAilill, “is to keep those three h...

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OF THE ADVENTURES OF GAEDEL, AS FOLLOWS.

Book of the Dun Cow The Irish version of the Historia Brito...

The learned of the Gaels give the following account of the adventures of their ancient chiefs. Th...

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OF THE MIRACLES OF GERMAN HERE.

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After the arrival of German in the island of Britain, he went to the fortress of the warrior whos...

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THE FORTRESS OF AMBROSE, AND OF HIS CONTEST WITH THE DRUIDS.

Book of the Dun Cow The Irish version of the Historia Brito...

And afterwards Gortigern invited to him twelve Druids, that he might know from them what was prop...

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OF THE WARFARE OF GORTIMER.

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After this, Gortimer the victorious, son of Gortigern, with his brother Catigern, rose up against...

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OF THE CRUITHNIANSC INCIPIT.

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The Cruithnians came from the land of Thracia; they are the race of Gueleon, son of Ercal Hercule...

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[HERE FOLLOWS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE CRUITHNIANS.]

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Cruithne, son of Cing, pater Pictorum habitantium in hac insula, c. annis regnabat. He had seven ...

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THE WONDERS OF MANANN DOWN HERE.

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The first wonder is a strand without a sea.The second is a ford which is far from the sea, and wh...

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OF THE CONQUEST OF ERI, AS RECORDED BY NENNIUS.

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The first man that took Eri was Parrtalon, with a thousand men, i. e. a thousand between men and ...

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HERE FOLLOWS OF THE CONQUEST OF THE SAXONS.

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Now it came to pass after the aforesaid battle, and after the slaughter of the Roman chieftains t...

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