Irish History, Culture, Heritage, Language, Mythology
Dervorgilla came from Norway and was a stranger in Ireland. She had listened to so many tales about Cú Chulainn that she decided he would have to be her only love. She left Norway accompanied by her maid alone. To accomplish the journey the both changed into swans and flew to Lough Cuan in Ireland. […]
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Oíche mhaith agaibh. Goodnight from Stair na hÉireann. The galactic core of the Milky Way galaxy rises over the ancient site of the Navan Fort, Co Armagh, Patrick Hughes Photography
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There are a number of versions of the story of Cú Chulainn’s birth. In the earliest version of Compert C(h)on Culainn (The Conception of Cú Chulainn), his mother Deichtine is the daughter and charioteer of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and accompanies him as he and the nobles of Ulster hunt a flock of […]
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Oíche mhaith agaibh. Goodnight from Stair na hÉireann. Navan Fort (Emain Macha), Co Armagh, Patrick Hughes Photography
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Dervorgilla came from Norway and was a stranger in Ireland. She had listened to so many tales about Cú Chulainn that she decided he would have to be her only love. She left Norway accompanied by her maid alone. To accomplish the journey the both changed into swans and flew to Lough Cuan in Ireland. […]
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