Heroic Romances of Ireland — Volume 1 by Arthur Herbert Leahy
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Leabhar na h-Uidhri (Lyow-er na hoorie), frequently mentioned, the
oldest Irish manuscript of romance. It means the "Book of the Dun Cow," sometimes referred to as L.U. Mac Datho (Mac Da-ho), king of Leinster in the "Boar of Mac Datho," the word means "son of two mutes." Murthemne (Moor-temmy), pp. 57, 59, 61, 73, 77, 78, a district in Ulster, with which Cuchulain is connected in the "Sick-bed" (in the "Combat" he is "Cuchulain of Cualgne"). Naisi (Nay-see), the hero of the "Exile of the Sons of Usnach." Scathach (Ska-ha), pp. 117, 129) 131, 134, 141, 149, 151 a sorceress in the Isle of Skye, instructress of Cuchulain in war. Uathach (Oo-ha), pp. 117, 129, 134; 141) 149, daughter of Scathach. Other prominent characters, in the pronunciation of whose names as given in the text no special assistance is required, are: Ailill mac Mata (Al-ill), king of Connaught. Ailill Anglonnach, lover of Etain, in the "Courtship of Etain." |
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