Gods and Fighting Men

by Lady Augusta Gregory

Part I. The Gods

• Book I. The Coming of the Tuatha de Danaan

• Chapter I. The Fight with the Firbolgs
• Chapter II. The Reign of Bres

• Book II. Lugh of the Long Hand

• Chapter I. The Coming of Lugh
• Chapter II. The Sons of Tuireann
• Chapter III. The Great Battle of Magh Tuireadh
• Chapter IV. The Hidden House of Lugh

• Book III. The Coming of the Gael

• Chapter I. The Landing
• Chapter II The Battle of Tailltin

• Book IV. The Ever-Living Living Ones

• Chapter I. Bodb Dearg
• Chapter II. The Dagda
• Chapter III. Angus Og
• Chapter IV. The Morrigu
• Chapter V. Aine
• Chapter VI. Aoibhell
• Chapter VII. Midhir and Etain
• Chapter VIII. Manannan
• Chapter IX. Manannan at play
• Chapter X. His Call to Bran
• Chapter XI. His Three Calls to Cormac
• Chapter XII. Cliodna's Wave
• Chapter XIII. His Call to Connla
• Chapter XIV. Tadg in Manannan's Islands
• Chapter XV. Laegaire in the Happy Plain

• Book V. The Fate of The Children of Lir

Part II. The Fianna

• Book I. Finn, Son of Cumhal

• Chapter I. The Coming of Finn
• Chapter II. Finn's Household
• Chapter III. Birth of Bran
• Chapter IV. Oisin's Mother
• Chapter V. The Best Men of the Fianna

• Book II. Finn's Helpers

• Chapter I. The Lad of the Skins
• Chapter II. Black, Brown, and Grey
• Chapter III. The Hound
• Chapter IV. Red Ridge

• Book III. The Battle of the White Strand

• Chapter I. The Enemies of Ireland
• Chapter II. Cael and Credhe
• Chapter III. Conn Crither
• Chapter IV. Glas, Son of Dremen
• Chapter V. The Help of the Men of Dea
• Chapter VI. The March of the Fianna
• Chapter VII. The First Fighters
• Chapter VIII. The King of Ulster's Son
• Chapter IX. The High King's Son
• Chapter X. The King of Lochlann and his Sons
• Chapter XI. Labran's Journey
• Chapter XII. The Great Fight
• Chapter XIII. Credhe's Lament

• Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments

• Chapter I. The King of Britain's Son
• Chapter II. The Cave of Ceiscoran
• Chapter III. Donn, Son of Midhir
• Chapter IV. The Hospitality of Cuanna's House
• Chapter V. Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads
• Chapter VI. Lomna's Head
• Chapter VII. Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh
• Chapter VIII. The Cave of Cruachan
• Chapter IX. The Wedding at Ceann Slieve
• Chapter X. The Shadowy One
• Chapter XI. Finn's Madness
• Chapter XII. The Red Woman
• Chapter XIII. Finn and the Phantoms
• Chapter XIV. The Pigs of Angus
• Chapter XV. The Hunt of Slieve Cuilinn

• Book V. Oisin's Children

• Book VI. Diarmuid

• Chapter I. Birth of Diarmuid
• Chapter II. How Diarmuid got his Love-Spot
• Chapter III. The Daughter of King Under-Wave
• Chapter IV. The Hard Servant
• Chapter V. The House of the Quicken Trees

• Book VII. Diarmuid and Grania

• Chapter I. The Flight from Teamhair
• Chapter II. The Pursuit
• Chapter III. The Green Champions
• Chapter IV. The Wood of Dubhros
• Chapter V. The Quarrel
• Chapter VI. The Wanderers
• Chapter VII. Fighting and Peace
• Chapter VIII. The Boar of Beinn Gulbain

• Book VIII. Cnoc-an-Air

• Chapter I. Tailc, Son of Treon
• Chapter II. Meargach's Wife
• Chapter III. Ailne's Revenge

• Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna

• Chapter I. The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna
• Chapter II. Death of Goll
• Chapter III. The Battle of Gabhra

• Book X. The End of the Fianna

• Chapter I. Death of Bran
• Chapter II. The Call of Oisin
• Chapter III. The Last of the Great Men

• Book XI. Oisin and Patrick

• Chapter I. Oisin's Story
• Chapter II. Oisin in Patrick's House
• Chapter III. The Arguments
• Chapter IV. Oisin's Laments