Cer´idwen.

Wife of Tegid, 413;

sets Gwion Bach and Morda to attend to the magic cauldron, 413

Ceugant (Infinity).

The outermost of three concentric circles representing the totality of being in the Cymric cosmogony, inhabited by God alone, 334

Chaillu, Du.

His “Viking Age,” 72

Champion of Ireland.

Test at feast of Briccriu, to decide who is the, 195, 196;

Cuchulain proclaimed such by demon The Terrible, 196

Tree- and stone-worship denounced by, 66

Children of Lir.

Reference to, 121

Chrestien de Troyes.

French poet, influential in bringing the Arthurian saga into the poetic literature of Europe, 340, 341;

Gautier de Denain the earliest continuator of, 341;

variation of his “Le Chevalier au lion” seen in “The Lady of the Fountain,” 394-399;

the “Tale of Enid and Geraint” based on “Erec” of, 399;

Peredur corresponds to the Perceval of, 400;

his “Conte del Graal,” or “Perceval le Gallois,” 303;

Manessier a continuator of, 408

Symbolism, the hand as emblem of power in, 65;

faith, heard of by King Cormac ere preached in Ireland by St. Patrick, 69;

influences in Ireland, and the Milesian myth, 138;

ideas, gathered around Cuchulain and his lord King Conor of Ulster, 239, 240;

pagan ideals contrasted with, in Oisīn dialogues, 288;

Myrddin dwindles under influences, 354

Reference to conversion of Ireland to, 83;

People of Dana in their overthrow, and attitude of, 138;

Cuchulain summoned from Hell by St. Patrick to prove truths of, to High King Laery, 239;

effect of on Irish literature, 295, 296

Chry´sostom, Dion.

Testimony of, to power of the Druids, 83

One of the divisions of the Fianna of Erin, 252;

Cumhal, father of Finn, chief of, 255;

Cairbry causes feud between Clan Morna and, 305-308

Sent by men of Erin against Cuchulain, 215;

Fiacha, son of Firaba, cuts off the eight-and-twenty hands of, 216;

Cuchulain slays, 216;

the widow of, gives birth to six children whom Maev has instructed in magic and then looses against Cuchulain, 228-233;

cause Cuchulain to break his geise, 231

One of the divisions of the Fianna of Erin, 252;

Lia becomes treasurer to, 255;

Cairbry causes feud between Clan Bascna and, 305-308

Clastid´ium.

Battle of, Polybius' description of behaviour of the Gæsati in, 41

A Danaan maiden once living in Mananan's country, the story of, 127

Siege of, Romans play Celts false at, 25;

vengeance exacted by Celts, 26

Coffey, George.

His work on the New Grange tumulus, 69

Colloquy of the Ancients.

A collection of tales mentioning St Patrick and Cascorach, 119, 281;

interest of, 284-308

Columba, St.

Symbol of the feet and, 77

Reference to “Lay of Oisīn in the Land of Youth,” by, 253, 276

Conall of the Victories.

Member of Conary's retinue at Red Hostel, 173;

Amorgin, his father, found by him at Teltin, 176, 177;

shrinks from test re the Championship of Ireland, 195, 196;

under the Debility curse, 205;

avenges Cuchulain's death by slaying Lewy, 233;

his “brain ball” causes death of Conor mac Nessa, 240, 241;

mac Datho's boar and, 243, 244;

slays Ket, 244

Conan mac Lia.

Son of Lia, lord of Luachar;

Finn makes a covenant with, 258, 259

Conan mac Morna; otherwise the Bald.

His adventure with the Fairy Folk, 259, 260;

he slays Liagan, 260;

adventure with the Gilla Dacar's steed, 293-295

Fomorian king, 101

Con´ary Mōr.

The singing sword of, 121;

the legend-cycle of the High King, 155-177;

descended from Etain Oig, daughter of Etain, 164;

Messbuachalla, his mother, 166, 167;

Desa, his foster-father, 167;

Ferlee, Fergar, and Ferrogan, his foster-brothers, 167;

Nemglan commands him go to Tara, 168;

proclaimed King of Erin, 168;

Nemglan declares his geise, 168;

banishment of his foster-brothers, 169;

lured into breaking his geise, 170;

the three Reds and, at Da Derga's Hostel, 170;

visited by the Morrigan at Da Derga's Hostel, 172;

members of his retinue: Cormac son of Conor, warrior mac Cecht, Conary's three sons, Conall of the Victories, Duftach of Ulster, 173;

perishes of thirst, 175

A maiden wedded by Parzival, 408

One of the Children of Lir, 142

Ethal Anubal, prince of the Danaans of, 122;

Ailell and Maev, mortal King and Queen of, Angus Ōg seeks their help in efforts to win Caer, 122;

origin of name, 154;

Cuchulain makes a foray upon, 193, 194;

Cuchulain descends upon host of, under Maev, 209;

Ket a champion, 241;

Queen Maev reigned in, for eighty-eight years, 245

Son of Cuchulain and Aifa, 190;

his geise, 190;

Aifa sends him to Erin, 190;

his encounters with the men of Ulster, 191;

slain by Cuchulain, 191, 192

Equivalent, Well of Knowledge.

Sinend's fatal visit to, 129

Conor mac Nessa.

Son of Fachtna and Nessa, proclaimed King of Ulster in preference to Fergus, 180;

Cuchulain brought up at court of, 183;

grants arms of manhood to Cuchulain, 185;

while at a feast on Strand of the Footprints he descries Connla, 190;

his ruse to put Cuchulain under restraint, 194;

Deirdre and, 195-200;

his guards seize Naisi and Deirdre, 201;

suffers pangs of the Debility curse, 205-221;

the curse lifted from, 222;

summons Ulster to arms, 222;

Christian ideas have gathered about end of, 239, 240;

his death caused by Conall's “brain ball,” 240, 241;

he figures in tale entitled “The Carving [pg 430] of mac Datho's Boar,” 241;

sends to mac Datho for his hound, 241

Constantine. Arthur confers his kingdom on, 338

“Conte del Graal.” See Grail

Coran´ians. A demoniac race called, harass land of Britain, 385

Corcady´na. Landing of Ith and his ninety warriors at, in Ireland, 131-136

Cormac. 1. Son of Art, King of Ireland;

story of burial of, 69;

historical character, 225;

Finn and, feasted at Rath Grania, 300.

2. King of Ulster;

marries Etain Oig, 166;

puts her away owing to her barrenness, 166.

3. Son of Conor mac Nessa;

rallies to Maev's foray against Ulster, 205

Coronation Stone. Now at Westminster Abbey, is the famous Stone of Scone, 105;

the Lia Fail and, 105

Corpre. Poet at court of King Bres, 108

Cosmonogy, 1. The Celtic, 94, 95.

2. The Cymric, 332-335;

God and Cythrawl, standing for life and destruction, in, 333

Cotterill, H. B. Quotation from his hexameter version of the “Odyssey,” 80

Craf´tiny. King Scoriath's harper;

sings Moriath's love-lay before Maon, 153;

discovers Maon's secret deformity, 155

Cred´né. The artificer of the Danaans, 117