The main source for Irish mythology and heroic traditions are four major groups of stories, or cycles:
- the Mythological Cycle, which deals with deities and the origins of the Irish;
- the Fenian Cycle, which deals with the hero Finn mac Cumaill and his band of warriors, the Fian;
- the Historical Cycle, or Cycles of the Kings, which includes tales of early medieval Irish kings;
- the Ulster Cycle, which centres around the kingdom of Ulster, its king, and its foremost hero, Cú Chulainn.
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- the Fenian Cycle, which deals with the hero Finn mac Cumaill and his band of warriors, the Fian;
- the Historical Cycle, or Cycles of the Kings, which includes tales of early medieval Irish kings;
- the Ulster Cycle, which centres around the kingdom of Ulster, its king, and its foremost hero, Cú Chulainn.
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Guide to web resources, created by Anniina Jokinen (web editor of The Luminarium).
A chronology of the legendary prehistory and history of Ireland.
The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland, by Lady Augusta Gregory (1904), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
By Jeremiah Curtin (1890), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Irish folktalkes told by the late storyteller John W. Kelly.
Charts the familial relationship among the gods of Irish Celtic mythology.
Selection of annotated links.
Guide to web resources, created by Anniina Jokinen (web editor of The Luminarium).
A chronology of the legendary prehistory and history of Ireland.
Irish folktalkes told by the late storyteller John W. Kelly.
By Jeremiah Curtin (1890), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Charts the familial relationship among the gods of Irish Celtic mythology.
The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland, by Lady Augusta Gregory (1904), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Selection of annotated links.
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