THE HEROIC CYCLE
The golden age of Gaelic romance—Number of the tales—Cuchulinn—His
early adventures—The Wooing of Eimer—Training in Skye—The Bridge
of the Cliffs—Tragedy of Conlaoch—Elopement—The “Táin Bó
Chuailgné,” and exploits of Cuchulinn—Ferdia at the ford—The two
champions of Western Europe—Cuchulinn in the Deaf
Valley—Death—The Red Rout of Conall Cearnach—Instruction of
Cuchulinn to a prince—His “Phantom Chariot”—Modern translations
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