Gods and Fighting Men

The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9781775458432
• Edition: 0

Regarded by many as the quintessential collection of Irish mythology, Lady Augusta Gregory's Gods and Fighting Men brings together a vast compendium of tales and fables dating back to the earliest days of civilization in what is now known as Ireland. A folklorist with a genuine flair for storytelling, Gregory's renderings of the tales will engage and enthrall readers.

Table of contents

• GODS AND FIGHTING MEN
• Contents
• Preface
• PART ONE: THE GODS
• BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE TUATHA DE DANAAN
• Chapter I - The Fight with the Firbolgs
• Chapter II - The Reign of Bres
• BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND
• Chapter I - The Coming of Lugh
• Chapter II - The Sons of Tuireann
• Chapter III - The Great Battle of Magh Tuireadh
• Chapter IV - The Hidden House of Lugh
• BOOK THREE: THE COMING OF THE GAEL
• Chapter I - The Landing
• Chapter II - The Battle of Tailltin
• BOOK FOUR: THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES
• Chapter I - Bodb Dearg
• Chapter II - The Dagda
• Chapter III - Angus Og
• Chapter IV - The Morrigu
• Chapter V - Aine
• Chapter VI - Aoibhell
• Chapter VII - Midhir and Etain
• Chapter VIII - Manannan
• Chapter IX - Manannan at Play
• Chapter X - His Call to Bran
• Chapter XI - His Three Calls to Cormac
• Chapter XII - Cliodna's Wave
• Chapter XIII - His Call to Connla
• Chapter XIV - Tadg in Manannan's Islands
• Chapter XV - Laegaire in the Happy Plain
• BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR
• PART TWO: THE FIANNA
• BOOK ONE: FINN, SON OF CUMHAL
• Chapter I - The Coming of Finn
• Chapter II - Finn's Household
• Chapter III - Birth of Bran
• Chapter IV - Oisin's Mother
• Chapter V - The Best Men of the Fianna
• BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS
• Chapter I - The Lad of the Skins
• Chapter II - Black, Brown, and Grey
• Chapter III - The Hound
• Chapter IV - Red Ridge
• BOOK THREE: THE BATTLE OF THE WHITE STRAND
• Chapter I - The Enemies of Ireland
• Chapter II - Cael and Credhe
• Chapter III - Conn Crither
• Chapter IV - Glas, Son of Bremen
• Chapter V - The Help of the Men of Dea
• Chapter VI - The March of the Fianna
• Chapter VII - The First Fighters
• Chapter VIII - The King of Ulster's Son
• Chapter IX - The High King's Son
• Chapter X - The King of Lochlann and His Sons
• Chapter XI - Labran's Journey
• Chapter XII - The Great Fight
• Chapter XIII - Credhe's Lament
• BOOK FOUR: HUNTINGS AND ENCHANTMENTS
• Chapter I - The King of Britain's Son
• Chapter II - The Cave of Ceiscoran
• Chapter III - Donn Son of Midhir
• Chapter IV - The Hospitality of Cuanna's House
• Chapter V - Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads
• Chapter VI - Lomna's Head
• Chapter VII - Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh
• Chapter VIII - The Cave of Cruachan
• Chapter IX - The Wedding at Ceann Slieve
• Chapter X - The Shadowy One
• Chapter XI - Finn's Madness
• Chapter XII - The Red Woman
• Chapter XIII - Finn and the Phantoms
• Chapter XIV - The Pigs of Angus
• Chapter XV - The Hunt of Slieve Cuilinn
• BOOK FIVE: OISIN'S CHILDREN
• BOOK SIX: DIARMUID
• Chapter I - Birth of Diarmuid
• Chapter II - How Diarmuid Got His Love-Spot
• Chapter III - The Daughter of King Under-Wave
• Chapter IV - The Hard Servant
• Chapter V - The House of the Quicken Trees
• BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA
• Chapter I - The Flight from Teamhair
• Chapter II - The Pursuit
• Chapter III - The Green Champions
• Chapter IV - The Wood of Dubhros
• Chapter V - The Quarrel
• Chapter VI - The Wanderers
• Chapter VII - Fighting and Peace
• Chapter VIII - The Boar of Beinn Gulbain
• BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR
• Chapter I - Tailc, Son of Treon
• Chapter II - Meargach's Wife
• Chapter III - Ailne's Revenge
• BOOK NINE: THE WEARING AWAY OF THE FIANNA
• Chapter I - The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna
• Chapter II - Death of Goll
• Chapter III - The Battle of Gabhra
• BOOK TEN: THE END OF THE FIANNA
• Chapter I - Death of Bran
• Chapter II - The Call of Oisin
• Chapter III - The Last of the Great Men
• BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK
• Chapter I - Oisin's Story
• Chapter II - Oisin in Patrick's House
• Chapter III - The Arguments
• Chapter IV - Oisin's Laments
• Notes