The ancient Irish division of the year contained only these three seasons, including autumn in summer (O'Curry, “Manners and Customs,” iii. 217).]
S.H. O'Grady, “Silva Gadelica,” p. 191.
Pp. 104 sqq., and passim.
O'Grady, loc. cit.
O'Grady, loc. cit.
See [p. 112].
Miss Hull has discussed this subject fully in the introduction to her invaluable work, “The Cuchullin Saga.”
See the tale of “Etain and Midir,” in Chap. IV.
The name Tara is derived from an oblique case of the nominative Teamhair, meaning “the place of the wide prospect.” It is now a broad grassy hill, in Co. Meath, covered with earthworks representing the sites of the ancient royal buildings, which can all be clearly located from ancient descriptions.
A.H. Leahy, “Heroic Romances,” i. 27.