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Cles Con Culainn ‘The feats of Cú Chulainn’

  • Ulster Cycle

A repertory of Cú Chulainn's feats, similar to that contained in Scéla Conchobuir meic Nessa.

Title
Cles Con Culainn
‘The feats of Cú Chulainn’
This title is a modern invention which may be unique to the present catalogue. No title is assigned to it in the manuscript.
Textual relationships
Such lists are also found in Táin bó Cuailnge, Fled Bricrenn, Tochmarc Emire and Síaburcharpat Con Culaind.(1)n. 1 Vernam Hull, ‘Cú Chulainn’s feats’, Journal of Celtic Studies 2 (1953–1958).
Related: Fled BricrennFled BricrennFoglaim Con CulainnFoglaim Con CulainnScéla Conchobuir meic NessaScéla Conchobuir meic NessaMedieval Irish saga concerning the career of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of the UlaidSíaburcharpat Con CulaindSíaburcharpat Con CulaindTáin bó CúailngeTáin bó CúailngeTochmarc ÉtaíneTochmarc Étaíne

Classification

Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle
id. 1797

Subjects

Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)

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Sources

Notes

Vernam Hull, ‘Cú Chulainn’s feats’, Journal of Celtic Studies 2 (1953–1958).

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] [tr.] Hull, Vernam, “Cú Chulainn’s feats”, Journal of Celtic Studies 2 (1953–1958): 43–44.
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen, Patrick Brown
Page created
April 2011, last updated: January 2024