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Celtic Legends

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  • 08-09-2003 8:03pm
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    Vader
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    I'm really interested in the old irish legends but I cant seem to find a good book that contains more than one or two stories and most of the websites ive found summerise long tales down to only a paragraph or two. Can anyone help me?


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    Manach
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    I've skimmed through "Early Irish Myths and Sagas" by Jeffery Gantz (Penguin). This might be what you'd be looking for.


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    Speaking of Celtic legends can anyone remember the name of the hound Cu Culainn killed, its been buging me for ages and i cant find it anywhere.


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    Vader
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    the hound of ulster, which i think translates as Cu Ulaid


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    Thanks Vader, Maybe now i can get some sleep.


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    Vader
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    wait a min. im not sure about that. The blacksmith who owned the hound was called Chulann, so when Senete killed it he was renamed Cu-Chulainn, ie chulann's hound but that the origional was the called cu-ulaid doesnt sound right. I think it was the hound of ulster in english but cant be sure


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    Vader
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    Im trying to decide betweem:
    1)Early Irish Myths and Sagas
    2)Irish Myths and Legends
    3)Celtic Myths and Legends

    but its hard. Can you remember which stories are in "Early Irish Myths and Sagas" or does anyone else know anything about any of the other books on my list?


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    think i have some of them somewhere, i'll have a look for em.


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