First written down in the eighth century AD these early Irish stories depict a far older world
- part myth part legend & part history Rich with magic & achingly beautiful they speak of a land of heroic battles intense love & warrior ideals in which the otherworld is explored & men mingle freely with the gods From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind to the stunning ' Exile of the Sons of Uisliu'
- a tale of treachery honour & romance
- these are masterpieces of passion & vitality & form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats Synge & Joyce