The Ulster Cycle
A comprehensive collection of tales from the Ulster cycle. Included are stories from the early tales, such as The Pangs of Ulster, several tales featuring Cu Chulainn, tales of Connacht, parts of the Cattle Raid of Cooley, and the Fall of Ulster.
Bricriu's Feast
Composed in the 8th century, this tale from the Ulster Cycle, consists of a series of episodes describing various tests of valour which the three bravest warriors of Ulster--Cu Chulainn, Conall and Loegaire--undergo in order to determine who is most worthy to receive the choicest portion of a feast prepared by Bricriu of the Poison Tongue.
The Quarrel of the Two Pig-Keepers and how the Bulls were Begotten.
The origin of the Brown and White bulls of the Tain.
The Story of MacDatho's Pig
The Scél Mucci Mic Dathó, or "Story of Mac Dathó's Pig," is an "action adventure" set in Leinster, whose central theme is again based on the assignment of the choicest portion at a feast. This story belongs to the Ulster Cycle, and depicts some of the events which lead to the Táin Bó Cúalnge, the Cattle Raid of Cooley.
The Cattle Raid of Cooley
The Cattle-Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cúalnge) is the central epic of the Ulster cycle. Queen Medb of Connaught gathers an army in order to gain possession of the most famous bull in Ireland, which is the property of Daire, a chieftain of Ulster. Because the men of Ulster are afflicted by a debilitating curse, the seventeen-year-old Cuchulain must defend Ulster single-handedly.
The Birth of Fin MacCumhail
The story of the birth of Fin MacCumhail and the founding of the Fenians.
The Book of Invasions
The Lebor Gabala Erren. This text, from The Book of Leinster composed in the year 1150 of the common era, attempts to trace the origins of the Irish people to Biblical ancestors. However, even with it's Judeo-Christian prelude, it is nonetheless a vital source of information regarding the earliest Irish mythology and history.
The Second Battle of Mag Tured
The story of conflict between the Formorians and the Tuatha de Danann. This story also introduces Lugh into the Irish pantheon.
The Conquest of the Sons of Mil
As a part of the larger text "the Book of Invasions", The Conquest of the Sons of Mil recounts the travels and final migration to Ireland of the Milesian people who would come to dominate its land, changing forever its culture and people.
War Goddess; The Morr'gan and her Germano-Celtic Counterparts.
The Morr'gan is defined by scholarship as a war goddess associated with terror, confusion, sorcery, prophecy, peotry and doom. Using a synchronic approach, this monograph gathers all primary evidence in medieval Irish literature, adding data from linguistics, archaeology, folklore, classical accounts of Celtic peoples and Celtic, Germanic and classical mythology to reconcile the apparent contradictions and understand the Morr'gan in her medieval Irirsh context. This large document can be read on-line or downloaded in zipped format (for Mac or PC) to be read off-line.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
This classic work of reference - described as a browser's joy - has been in popular demand since 1870. The Dictionary is extensively cross referenced, lending itself ideally, to the hypertext environment. This First Hypertext Edition is taken from Dr. Brewer's substantially revised and extended edition of 1894.
