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Enthralling accounts of the legendary Cuchulain, the greatest of ancient Ireland's Knights of the Red Branch, tell of his birth and boyhood deeds, exploits in love and war, and premature death, all in the same beautifully simple style Lady Gregory first heard them as a child. Preface by W. B. Yeats.
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Sarah Rupe
reviewed Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster on March 28, 2014
Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster
I grew up in Dundalk (Dún Dealgan, homeplace of Chú Chulainn), I still remember Chu Chulainn's castle a few hundred yards from my home. I also grew up with these legends, and had to study them in the old Irish text which is completely different to the modern Irish language. Lady Gregory's account, while the english is not fantastic, there were many mistakes in the prose, but she did totally captivate the legend that was Chú Chulainn and in doing so, has brought this legend to the masses.
The stories themselves bear much resemblance to the Greek legend of Achilles, Chú Chulainn being considered half-god, half-man. The Red Branch Knights like the heroes of ancient Greece, warriors, poets, philosophers, men of honour.
I really enjoyed the free flowing text, and I especially enjoyed the ease of which the stories were told, without taking away from the original texts.
I would recommend this book to anybody looking to grab a taste of Irish legends and the ways of the people many moons ago.
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