Early Irish literature

Old Irish epiclike tale surviving in three 12th-century manuscripts

11th century Irish chronicle

group of old Irish tales and legends

King of Northumbria

manuscript in Irish

body of prose and verse on the mythical hero Fionn mac Cumhaill

medieval Irish narrative

poet and druid of the Irish Mythological Cycle

conventional division within Irish mythology

poem

legend from Irish mythology

Dindsenchas or Dindshenchas (modern spellings: Dinnseanchas or Dinnsheanchas or Dınnṡeanċas), meaning "lore of places" (the modern Irish word dinnseanchas means "topography"), is a class of onomastic text in early Irish literature, recounting the origins of place-names and traditions concerning events and characters associated with the places in question. Since many of the legends being related also concern the acts of mythic and legendary figures, the dindsenchas has been an important source for the study of Irish mythology.

Medieval Irish glossary

Early Irish codex

Irish bishop and king of Munster

Irish illuminated manuscript

Irish mythological text

Irish tale belonging to the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology

thumb|right|310px|Brendan discovering the Faroes and IcelandStamp sheet FR 252–253 of Postverk FøroyaIssued: 18 April 1994Artist: Colin Harrison

body of Old and Middle Irish literature

medieval Irish manuscript

protagonist of the Voyage of Máel Dúin

thumb | right An echtra or echtrae (pl. echtrai) is a type of pre-Christian Old Irish literature about a hero's adventures in the Otherworld or with otherworldly beings.

Irish legend

1200 poem by Berchán

Irish legend

Legendary Irish tale

narrative

14th century Irish manuscript

8th- or 9th-century Irish martyrology

The Curadmír, modern Curadhmhír ('''Champion's Portion''') was an ancient custom referred to in early Irish literature, whereby the warrior acknowledged as the bravest present at a feast was given precedence and awarded the choicest cut of meat. This was often disputed violently. The custom appears most often in the legends of the Ulster Cycle. It is parallelled by historical customs of the ancient Celts of continental Europe, as recorded by classical writers.

Irish legend

early Modern Irish prose narrative

Ancient Record

written work

Early Irish text of the Ulster Cycle of tales

Irish legend