Pryderi (pri-dair'y) (Trouble). Son of Pwyll and Rhiannon;
his restoration by Teirnyon,
365;
the tale of Manawyddan and,
373-
378;
Gwydion and the swine of,
378;
Pwyll (poo-till; modern Powell). Prince of Dyfed;
how he got his title
Pen Annwn, or
“Head of Hades,” 336-
359;
his adventure on the Mound of Arberth, near the Castle of Narberth,
359-
365;
fixes his choice on Rhiannon for wife,
360;
Gwawl's trick on him,
361;
Rhiannon's plan to save Pwyll from Gwawl's power,
361;
imposes a penance on his wife,
363;
his son Pryderi (Trouble) found,
365
Pythag´oras. Celtic idea of transmigration and,
80
Pyth´eas. The German tribes about
300 B.C. mentioned by,
31
Quelgny, or
Cuailgné. Cattle-raid
of, made by Queen Maev,
180;
Brown Bull of, owned by Dara,
202;
the theme of the
“Tain Bo Cuailgné” is the Brown Bull of,
203;
Brown Bull of, is Celtic counterpart of Hindu sky-deity, Indra,
203;
Brown Bull of, captured at Slievegallion, Co. Armagh, by Maev,
211;
white-horned Bull of Ailell slain by Brown Bull of,
225;
reputed author of, Fergus mac Roy,
234;
Sanchan Torpest searches for lost lay of,
234-
238
Rā. Egyptian Sun god;
ship symbol in sepulchral art of Egypt connected with worship of,
74-
76
Rath Grania. King Cormac and Finn feasted at,
300
Rath Luachar. Lia keeps the Treasure Bag at,
255
Rathcroghan. Maev's palace in Roscommon,
202
Red Branch. Order of chivalry which had its seat in Emain Macha,
178;
the time of glory of, during Conor's reign,
181;
heroes of, and Cuchulain strive for the Championship of Ireland,
195,
196;
Hostel, Naisi and Deirdre at,
199,
200;
with Cuchulain and Conor passes away the glory of,
241
[pg 453]
Red Hugh. Ulster prince, father of Macha, brother of Dithorba and Kimbay,
151
Red Riders. Conary's journey with,
170,
171
Religion. The Celtic,
46;
Megalithic People's, that of Magic,
58;
of Magic, invented in Persia and by Zoroaster,
61
Revue Celtique. Dr. Whitley Stokes' translation of the
“Voyage of Maeldūn” in,
309
Rhiannon (ree'an-non). Daughter of Hevydd Hēn;
sets her love on Pwyll,
360;
her penance for slaying her son,
363;
her son Pryderi (Trouble) found,
365;
wedded to Manawyddan,
373
Rhonabwy (rōne'a-bwee). The dream of,
392,
393
Rhun. Sent from King Arthur's court to Elphin's wife,
415
Rhys ap Tewdwr. South Welsh prince;
brought knowledge of Round Table to Wales,
343
Rhys, Sir J. His views on origin of population of Great Britain and Ireland,
78;
on Myrddin and Merlin,
354,
355
Ridge of the Dead Woman. Vivionn buried at,
287,
288
Roc. Angus' steward,
290;
his son crushed to death by Donn,
291;
then changed into a boar and charged to bring Dermot to death at length,
291
Romance. Gaelic and Continental,
345
Romans. Arthur resists demand for tribute by the,
337
Rome. Celts march on and sack,
25,
26;
Britain and Gaul under yoke of,
35;
the empire of Maxen Wledig in, usurped,
385
Ross the Red. King of Ulster, husband of Maga, a daughter of Angus Ōg,
181;
Roy, his second wife,
181;
originator of the Red Branch,
181
Roy. Second wife of Ross the Red,
181
Ru´adan, St. Tara cursed by,
47,
49
Russell, Mr. G.W. Irish poet;
fine treatment of myth of Sinend and Connla's Well,
129,
130
Saba. Wife of Finn, mother of Oisīn,
266-
270
Sacrifices. Practice of human, noted by Cæsar among Celts,
84;
Celtic practice of human, paralleled in Mexico and Carthage,
85;
of children, to idol Crom Cruach, by Gaels,
85;
in Egypt, practice of human, rare,
85,
86
St. Benen. A companion of St. Patrick,
239
St. Finnen. Irish abbot;
legend concernin Tuan mac Carell and,
97
St. Patrick. Record of his mission to Ireland,
51;
Cascorach and, referred to in the
“Colloquy of the Ancients,” 119;
Brogan, the scribe of,
119;
Ethné aged fifteen hundred years old at coming of,
144;
summons Cuchulain from Hell,
238,
239;
name Talkenn given by Irish to,
275;
Salmon of Knowledge. See
Fintan
Salmon of Llyn Llyw (lin li-oo'),
The, 392
Samnite War, Third. Coincident with breaking up of Celtic Empire,
26
Sanchan Torpest. Chief bard of Ireland;
Sa´wan. Brother of Kian and Goban,
110
Scandinavia. Dolmens found in,
53;
symbol of the feet found in,
77
Sem´ion. Son of Stariat, settlement
[pg 454]
in Ireland of;
Firbolgs descended from,
100
Sera. Father of Partholan,
96;
“the little pupil,” harries Maev's hosts,
208
Sgeimh Solais (skayv sulish) (Light of Beauty).
Daughter of Cairbry, wooed by son of King of the Decies,
304
Shannon, The River. Myth of Sinend and the Well of Knowledge accounts for name of,
129;
Dithorba's five sons flee over,
151;
Dermot and Grania cross Ford of Luan on the,
299
Sic´ulus, Diodorus. A contemporary of Julius Cæsar;
Sidhe (shee), or
Fairy Folk. Tumulus at New Grange (Ireland) regarded as dwelling-place of,
69
Silva Gadelica. Reference to Mr. S.H. O'Grady's work,
250,
276,
281
Sin´end. Goddess, daughter of Lir's son, Lodan;
her fatal visit to Connla's Well,
129
Sign, Llewellyn. Welsh bard, compiler of
“Barddas,” 332
Skatha. A mighty woman-warrior of Land of Shadows,
187;
her two special feats, how to leap the Bridge of the Leaps and to use the Gae Bolg,
188
Skena. Wife of the poet Amergin;
Slayney, The River. Visited by mac Cecht,
175
Slievb Bloom. Murna takes refuge in forests of, and there Demna (Finn) is born,
255
Slieve Fuad (sleeve foo'ad) (afterwards Slievegallion).
Invisible dwelling of Lir on,
125;
Cuchulain finds his foe on,
232;
Finn slays goblin at,
258
Slievegall´ion. A fairy mountain;
Slievenamon (sleeve-na-mon'). The Brugh of, Finn and Keelta hunt on,
284-
286
Sohrab and Rustum. Reference to,
192