Inishmore, Aran Islands
Turoe, Co. Galway
Delphi
Omphalos Stone
Petrie Crown, Iron Age
Box lid, Somserset, Co. Galway

Tain Bo Chuailgne
Queen Medb
King Hillill (Aillill)
Emain Macha - palace of King Conchobar
Fergus - Ferdiah
Cu Chulainn

Storytelling (from Rees & Rees)

Four Irish Cycles:

1. Mythological Cycle
           -Tuath de Danann
           -Goddess of Danann
           -Sons of Mil
2. Ulster Cycle
           -Conchobar of Ulster
           -King Cu Chulainn
3. Fenian Cycle
           -Finn Mac Cumaill
           -Ossian Cycle (because of Ossian, son)
4. Historical Cycle

Five groups of invaders before ancestors of Gaels arrived:

1. Cessair (a woman)
2. Partholon (a man)
3. Nemed (a man)
4. Fir Bolg ("Fir" means Men)
5. Tuatha de Danaan (a woman, the goddess Danaan)

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