Irish mythology
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Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era. In the early medieval era, myths were written down by Christian s
Riders of the Sidhe, a 1911 painting of the aos sí or Otherworldly people of the mounds, by the artist John Duncan
Cuchulain in Battle by Joseph Christian Leyendecker, 1911
The Fomorians, as depicted by John Duncan (1912)
Folio 53 of the Book of Leinster. Medieval manuscripts are the main source for Irish mythology and early literature.
Cú Chulainn
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Cú Chulainn, is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. He is believed to be an incarnation of the Irish god Lugh, who is al
Irish mythology
…meddling in the human wars between the Ulstermen and Connacht. The Morrígan appears in the guise of a crow (badb, namesake of her sister goddess) before Cú Chulainn. In a later encounter, she transforms into an eel, wolf, and cow. Brigit a "goddess of poets" and daughter of the Dagda…
"Setanta Slays the Hound of Culain", illustration by Stephen Reid from Eleanor Hull, The Boys' Cuchulain, 1904
"Cuchulain Desires Arms of the King", illustration by Stephen Reid in Eleanor Hull's The Boys' Cuchulain, 1904
Young Cú Chulainn depicted with sliotar and hurley in a wooden sculpture in Lucan
Young Cú Chulainn by Stephen Reid