Cúalnge — Carlingford auf der Halbinsel Cooley Die Halbinsel Cooley (englisch: Cooley peninsula, irisch: Cúalnge) ist eine hügelige Landzunge im irischen County Louth. Die wichtigsten Siedlungen auf der Halbinsel sind die Städte Omeath, Carlingford and… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Proto-Indo-European religion — The chariot, as a symbol of social rank and military strength but also mythologically as the sun chariot (Trundholm sun chariot pictured, Nordic Bronze Age, ca. 160 … Wikipedia
Táin Bó — The Táin Bó , or cattle raid (literally driving off of cows ), is one of the genres of early Irish literature. The medieval Irish literati organised their work into genres such as the Cattle Raid ( Táin Bó ), the Voyage ( Imram ), the Feast (… … Wikipedia
CELTIQUE (RELIGION) — L’étude de la religon celtique a été longtemps paralysée par deux difficultés majeures: d’une part, l’abus des commentaires fondés sur l’iconographie à l’exclusion des textes, ce qui a eu pour conséquence la méconnaissance ou le refus des sources … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cú Roí — (Cú Ruí, Cú Raoi) mac Dáire is a king of Munster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is usually portrayed as a warrior with superhuman abilities and a master of disguise possessed of magical powers. His name probably means hound of the… … Wikipedia
Fergus mac Róich — For other people of the same name, see Fergus (name). Fergus mac Róich (son of Ró ech or great horse ; also mac Róig, mac Rossa) is a character of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Formerly the king of Ulster, he is tricked out of the kingship … Wikipedia
Táin Bó Cúailnge — Táin redirects here. For the genre of early Irish literature, see Táin Bó. Cú Chulainn in battle, from T. W. Rolleston, Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, 1911; illustration by Joseph Christian Leyendecker Táin Bó Cúailnge (Irish pronunciation … Wikipedia
Celtchar — (or Celtchair), son of Uthechar or Uthidir, is a character from the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology. In Scéla Mucce Maic Dathó ( the Story of Mac Dathó s Pig ) he is described as a grey, tall, very terrible hero of Ulster . When he challenges Cet … Wikipedia
Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Cú Chulainn — For other uses, see Cú Chulainn (disambiguation). Cuchulain Slays the Hound of Culain , illustration by Stephen Reid from Eleanor Hull s The Boys Cuchulain, 1904 Cú Chulainn ([kuːˈxʊlˠɪnʲ] ( … Wikipedia