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Gods and fighting men: the story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland / arranged and put into English, by Lady Gregory. With a pref. by W.B. Yeats and a foreword by Daniel Murphy.

By: Series: Gregory, Works ; 3.Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1970Edition: [2d ed.]Description: 367 pages portrait 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PB1421 .G7
Contents:
Pt. I. The Gods. Book I. The coming of the Tuatha de Danaan. The fight with firbolgs ; The reign of Bres -- Book II. Lugh of the Long Hand. The coming of Lugh ; The sons of Tuireann ; The great battle of Magh Tuireah ; The hidden house of Lugh -- Book III. The coming of the Gael. The landing ; The battle of Tailltin -- Book IV. The ever-living ones. Bodb Dearg ; The Dagda ; Angus Og ; The Morrigu ; Aine : Aoibhell ; Midhir and Etain ; Manannan ; Manannan at play ; His call to Bran ; His three calls to Cormac ; Cliodna's wave ; His call to Connla ; Tadg in Manannan's Islands ; Laegaire in the happy plain -- Book V. The fate of the children of Lir -- Pt. II. The Fianna. Book I. Finn, son of Cumhal. The coming of Finn ; Finn's household ; Birth of Bran ; Oisin's mother ; The best men of the Fianna -- Book II. Finn's helpers. The lad of the skins ; Black, brown, and grey ; The hound ; The Ridge -- Book III. The battle of the white strand. The enemies of Ireland ; Cael and Credhe ; Conn Crither ; Glas, son of Dremen ; The help of the men of Dea ; The march of the Fiana ; The first fighters ; The King of Ulster's sons ; The high King's son ; The King of Lochlann and his sons ; Labran's journey ; The great fight ; Credhe's lament -- Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments. The King of Britain's son ; The cave of Ceiscoran ; Donn, sonf of Midhir ; The hospitality of Cuanna's house ; Cat-heads and dog-heads ; Lomna's head ; Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh ; The cave of Cruachan ; The wedding at Ceann Slieve ; The shadowy one ; Finn's madness ; The red woman ; Finn and the phantoms ; The pigs of Angus ; The hunt of Slieve Cuilinn -- Book V. Oisin's children -- Book VI. Diarmuid. Birth of Diarmuid ; How Diarmuid go his love-spot ; The daughter of King under-wave -- The hard servant ; The house of the quicken trees -- Book VII. Diarmuid and Grania. The flight from teamhair ; The pursuit ; The green champions ; The wood of Dubhros ; The quarrel ; The wanderers ; Fighting and peace ; The boar of Beinn Gulbain -- Book VIII. Cnoc-an-air. Taile, sonf of Treon ; Meargach's wife ; Ailne's revenge -- Book IX. The wearing away of the Fianna. The quarrel with the sons of Morna ; Death of Goll ; The battle of Gabhra -- Book X. The end of the Fianna. Death of Bran ; The call of Oisin ; The last of the great men -- Book XI. Oisin and Patrick. Oisin's story ; Oisin in Patrick's house ; The arguments ; Oisin's laments.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-364).

Pt. I. The Gods. Book I. The coming of the Tuatha de Danaan. The fight with firbolgs ; The reign of Bres -- Book II. Lugh of the Long Hand. The coming of Lugh ; The sons of Tuireann ; The great battle of Magh Tuireah ; The hidden house of Lugh -- Book III. The coming of the Gael. The landing ; The battle of Tailltin -- Book IV. The ever-living ones. Bodb Dearg ; The Dagda ; Angus Og ; The Morrigu ; Aine : Aoibhell ; Midhir and Etain ; Manannan ; Manannan at play ; His call to Bran ; His three calls to Cormac ; Cliodna's wave ; His call to Connla ; Tadg in Manannan's Islands ; Laegaire in the happy plain -- Book V. The fate of the children of Lir -- Pt. II. The Fianna. Book I. Finn, son of Cumhal. The coming of Finn ; Finn's household ; Birth of Bran ; Oisin's mother ; The best men of the Fianna -- Book II. Finn's helpers. The lad of the skins ; Black, brown, and grey ; The hound ; The Ridge -- Book III. The battle of the white strand. The enemies of Ireland ; Cael and Credhe ; Conn Crither ; Glas, son of Dremen ; The help of the men of Dea ; The march of the Fiana ; The first fighters ; The King of Ulster's sons ; The high King's son ; The King of Lochlann and his sons ; Labran's journey ; The great fight ; Credhe's lament -- Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments. The King of Britain's son ; The cave of Ceiscoran ; Donn, sonf of Midhir ; The hospitality of Cuanna's house ; Cat-heads and dog-heads ; Lomna's head ; Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh ; The cave of Cruachan ; The wedding at Ceann Slieve ; The shadowy one ; Finn's madness ; The red woman ; Finn and the phantoms ; The pigs of Angus ; The hunt of Slieve Cuilinn -- Book V. Oisin's children -- Book VI. Diarmuid. Birth of Diarmuid ; How Diarmuid go his love-spot ; The daughter of King under-wave -- The hard servant ; The house of the quicken trees -- Book VII. Diarmuid and Grania. The flight from teamhair ; The pursuit ; The green champions ; The wood of Dubhros ; The quarrel ; The wanderers ; Fighting and peace ; The boar of Beinn Gulbain -- Book VIII. Cnoc-an-air. Taile, sonf of Treon ; Meargach's wife ; Ailne's revenge -- Book IX. The wearing away of the Fianna. The quarrel with the sons of Morna ; Death of Goll ; The battle of Gabhra -- Book X. The end of the Fianna. Death of Bran ; The call of Oisin ; The last of the great men -- Book XI. Oisin and Patrick. Oisin's story ; Oisin in Patrick's house ; The arguments ; Oisin's laments.

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