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Stories, Myths & Legends

This section of Shee-Eire.com gives a list of Stories, Myths and Legends according to subject matter. There are more stories in the Fairy Lore section.

Book of Invasions

The Lebor Gabala

From the Book of Leinster

Fintan and Cessair	Fintan's Story	Partholan
Nemed	The Fir Bolg	The Tuatha De Danann
Death Tales of the Tuatha De Danann	The Milesians Pt 1	The Milesians Pt 2

The Tuatha Dé Danann

The Birth of the Boyne	The Fate of the Children of Lír	The Battle of Tailltin
Bres and the Tuatha Dé Danann	The Fate of the Children of Turenn	Bodb Dearg
How the River Barrow Got Its Name	Aengus Óg and Caer Ibormeith	Dindshenchas - Boand
The First Battle of Moytura	Áine and King Ailill Olom	Dagda
The Second Battle of Moytura	Angus Óg	Manannan and Bran Mac Febal
The Exploits of the Dagda	Aoibheall	Manannan
The Rivalry of Diancecht /Miach	The Morrigu	Manannan at Play
The Wooing of Etain	The Landing of the Milesians	Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh and Caoilte

The Yew of the Disputing Sons

The Hidden House of Lugh

note: Cúchulainn stories are also part of the Ulster Cycle

The Ulster Cycle

Deirdre and the sons of Uisnech	The Feast of Bricriu	The Story of Mac Dathó's Pig
The Awakening of Ulster	Bricriu's Feast and the War of Words (Lady Gregory)	The Birth of the Bulls
The Death of the Bulls

Cúchulainn

The Birth of Cúchulainn

Scathach trains Cúchulainn

Lugh Heals Cúchulainn

How Cúchulainn got his name

The Cattle Raid of Cooley

His Son Conlaoch

The First Battle of Cúchulainn	Ferdiad and Cúchulainn	His Father Sualtam
Cúchulainn and Emer	Fergus Mac Roich	The Final Battle
The Morrigan and Cúchulainn	Druid Calatin and Cúchulainn	The Death of Cúchulainn
Conall the Victorious avenges the Death of Cúchulainn	The Wasting Sickness of Cúchulainn	Cúchulainn slays Finnabair

Birth of Cuchulain by Lady Gregory	The Boyhood Deeds of Cuchulain	The Courting of Emer
The Battle of Rosnaree

Fionn Mac Cumhail & The Fianna

The Boyhood of Fionn Mac Cumhail	The Death of Fionn Mac Cumhail	Black, Brown and Grey
How the Fianna Got their Horses	A List of the Battles of Fionn	Red Ridge
The Hostel of the Quicken-Trees	The Coming of Finn	The Hound
How Fionn Got His Grey Hair	The King of Britain's Son	The King of Lochlann and his Sons
Diarmuid and Gráinne	Finn's Household	The Lad of the Skins

Oisín in Tir na nÓg

Oisín and Talkenn (Patrick)

Ailne's Revenge

Oisín and Patrick Arguments

The Battle of Gabhra

Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads

The Call of Oisín	The Cave of Ceiscoran	The Cave of Cruachan
The Daughter of King Under-Wave	The Boar of Beinn Gulbain	Credhe's Lament
The Birth of Bran	The Death of Goll	How Diarmuid Got His Love-Spot
Donn Son of Mider	The Death of Bran	Fighting and Peace
The Enemies of Ireland	Cael and Credhe	Conn Crither
Finn and The Phantoms	Finn's Madness	The First Fighters
The Flight From Teamhair	Glas Son of Dremen	The Great Fight
The Green Champions	The Cause of the Battle of Cnucha	The Hard Servant
The Help of the Men of Dea	The High King's Son	The Hospitality of Cuanna's House
The House of the Quicken Trees	The Hunt of Slieve Cuilinn	The King of Ulster's Son

Kings and Queens

The Defeat of Balor	The Birth of Conchobar (v-2)	The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel - Aftermath
The Naming of Mag Mucraime	Cruachan	Baile In Scail - The Phantom's Frenzy
The Pillow-Talk of Medb and Ailill	The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel - Foretales	The Fair of Tailtiu
The Conception of Conchobar	The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel	Tiernmas and Crom Cruach
The Adventures of Art son of Conn	The Adventures of Connla the Fair	Cormac Mac Art in Faery

Heroes and Heroines

The Combat of Ferdiad and Cúchulainn (full version)	Conlaoch and his father Cúchulainn (full version)	The Best Men of the Fianna
The Poem of Amairgin	The Hawk of Achill	The Birth of Diarmuid
The Voyage of Bran Mac Febal (full version)	The Story of Tlachta	The Siege of Knocklong (summary)
The Roscs of Mogh Ruith	The Tragic Death of Cu Roi Mac Dairi

Metrical Dindshenchas

Boand (Boyne River)	Cnogba (Knowth)	Tailtiu (Teltown)
Teamhair (Tara)	Mag Sléacht (Moysleet)	Slane

Eo Rossa / Eo Mugna

The Enchanted Fawn/Carn Mail

Naas

Festivals, Folklore & Poetry

The Baal Fires And Dances	Innis-Murry	Crith Gablach -Law Poem
The Old Woman of Beare

Gaeilge

Ancient Irish source texts

Arsaidh Sin a Eoúin Accla

Scél Muicce Mac Dathó

Imram Brain maic Febail, ocus a Echtra andso sís

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