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Cuchulainn: The Wooing of Emer

By Bard Mythologies

After the deeds of his boyhood, and his taking up of arms, Cuchulainn became a warrior of great renown. But the men of Emain Macha had one problem with him. […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Ulster Cycle

How Cuchulainn took up Arms

By Bard Mythologies

About a year after Cuchulainn won his name, by killing Cullen’s hound and guarding Cullen’s lands, he was with the boy’s troop in Emain Macha. These were the sons of […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Ulster Cycle

How Cuchulainn Got His Name

By Bard Mythologies

Now, when Setanta had been in the Boy’s Troop for about a year, a smith called Cullan came to Emain Macha and invited Conchubar to a feast at his house.  […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Ulster Cycle

Setanta Joins the Boy’s Troop

By Bard Mythologies

Once in Ireland, there was a young boy named Setanta. He grew up in Dun Dealgan with his mother, Deichtre, and her husband Suladim, a warrior of the Red Branch. […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Ulster Cycle

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