![]() ![]() ![]() Many of the stories in the Ulster cycle have links to Scotland – unsurprising since the two coasts are a mere 14 miles apart – such as the story of Deirdre of the Sorrows, the great tragedy of Irish mythology. This, as you’d expect of someone from the North of the island, contains characters and stories I’m familiar with, including those of CuChulainn (Coo-cull-ain, known as the Hound of Ulster) and Conchobar (Kon-chav-ar) Mac Nessa, King of Ulster. ![]() The Ulster Cycle includes the famous Tain Bo Cualinge (often shortened to the Tain – pronounced a little like tye-ain) as its centrepiece. Irish mythology comes from four key places – known as cycles. In this, I’ve used a mix of the pronounciation I’m familiar with (which uses the Northern dialect and might well differ from other regions) or the most commonly used pronounciation I could find. *A word on pronounciation – the phonetical capturing of Irish names is never easy. ![]()
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