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The main source for Irish mythology and heroic traditions are four major groups of stories, or cycles: - the Mythological Cycle, which deals with deities and the origins of the Irish;
- the Fenian Cycle, which deals with the hero Finn mac Cumaill and his band of warriors, the Fian;
- the Historical Cycle, or Cycles of the Kings, which includes tales of early medieval Irish kings;
- the Ulster Cycle, which centres around the kingdom of Ulster, its king, and its foremost hero, Cú Chulainn.

Subcategories

• Ulster Cycle

Resources in This Category

• Celtic Twilight: Myths and Legends of Ireland

  http://www.celtic-twilight.com/ireland/
  Online texts of and links pertaining to Irish myths and legends.

• Dates in Irish Myth and Legend

  http://www.legendarytours.com/dates.html
  A chronology of the legendary prehistory and history of Ireland.

• Gods and Fighting Men

  http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/gafm/
  The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland, by Lady Augusta Gregory (1904), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

• Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, and Drama

  http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/
  Guide to web resources, created by Anniina Jokinen (web editor of The Luminarium).

• Myths and Folklore of Ireland

  http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mfli/
  By Jeremiah Curtin (1890), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

• Seanachi

  http://www.seanachi.org/
  Irish folktalkes told by the late storyteller John W. Kelly.

• The Second Battle of Mag Tured (Moytura)

  http://web.ncf.ca/dc920/tured.html
  Excerpt from the Mythological Cycle.

• Tír na nÓg: Folklore, Mythology, History and Art

  http://www.alia.ie/tirnanog/myth1.html
  Selection of annotated links.

• Tuatha De Danann Family Tree

  http://baharna.com/celtic/index.htm
  Charts the familial relationship among the gods of Irish Celtic mythology.

• Yahoo! Groups: Irish Mythology

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/irishmythology/
  A place to learn about Irish mythology.

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