[188]. See chap. XI—“The Gods in Exile”.
[189]. Pronounced Maive.
[190]. The story of the Tragical Death of King Conchobar, translated by Eugene O’Curry from the Book of Leinster, will be found in the appendix to his MS. Materials of Irish History, and (more accessible) in Miss Hull’s Cuchullin Saga.
[191]. The name is best pronounced Cŭhoolin or Cuchullin (ch as in German).
[192]. The descent of the principal Red Branch Heroes from the Tuatha Dé Danann is given in a table in Miss Hull’s Introduction to her Cuchullin Saga.
[193]. Conchobar is called a terrestrial god of the Ultonians in the Book of the Dun Cow, and Dechtiré is termed a goddess in the Book of Leinster.
[194]. He is last heard of as chief cook to Conairé the Great, a mythical king of Ireland.
[195]. In the Book of Leinster.
[196]. For a description of Navan Fort see a paper by M. de Jubainville in the Revue Celtique, Vol. XVI.
[197]. Cuchulainn, the Irish Achilles. By Alfred Nutt. Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 8.