Markale, Jean

The Epics of Celtic Ireland : Ancient Tales of Mystery and Magic

Foreword vii Introduction: The Irish Epic 1(13) The Mythological Cycle 14(40) The Story of Tuan Mac Carill 16(4) The Battle of Mag Tured 20(5) The Fate of the Sons of Tuirenn 25(2) The Voyage of Bran 27(1) The Two Swineherds 28(4) The Flood of Lough Neagh 32(3) The Courtship of Etaine 35(10) The Dream of Oengus 45(5) Fraech and Finnabair 50(4) The Ulster Cycle 54(21) The Malady of the Ulates 54(2) The Birth of Conchobar 56(1) The Kingship of Conchobar 57(1) The Siege of Dun Etair 57(2) The Story of Deirdre 59(4) The Courtship of Luaine 63(1) The Death of Conchobar 64(1) The Death of Cet, Son of Maga 65(1) The Death of the Sons of Conchobar 66(1) The Adventures of Nera 67(6) The Death of Fergus 73(2) The Cuchulainn Cycle 75(53) The Birth of Cuchulainn 76(2) Cuchulainn's Childhood 78(8) Cuchulainn's Education 86(5) Tain Bo Cualnge 91(9) The Story of Derbforgaille 100(2) The Feast of Bricriu 102(6) The Drunkenness of the Ulates 108(7) Cuchulainn's Malady 115(4) The Death of Curoi Mac Daire 119(3) The Death of Cuchulainn 122(6) The Finn Cycle 128(32) Finn's Childhood 129(7) Finn and the Phantoms 136(1) The Pursuit of Gilla the Tough One 137(2) Diarmaid and Grainne 139(9) The Death of Finn 148(3) The Story of Mongan 151(9) The Cycle of the Kings 160(46) The Prophetic Ecstasy of the Phantom 161(2) The Destruction of the Inn of Da Derga 163(11) The Disappearance of Condle 174(3) The Adventures of Art, Son of Conn 177(6) The Siege of Druim Damhgaire 183(4) The Tragic Death of Muirchertach 187(9) Suibhne's Folly 196(3) The Voyage of Maelduin 199(7) Notes 206(27) Index 233