Deirdre (Dire-dree), the heroine of the "Exile of the Sons of Usnach." Dubhtach (Doov-ta), pp. 48, 97, 98, 107, an Ulster hero. Eochaid Airem (Yeo-hay Arrem), the king in the "Courtship of Etain." Eochaid Juil (Yeo-hay Yool), pp. 63, 70, 76, 79, a fairy king killed by Cuchulain. Eogan mac Durthacht (Yeogan mac Door-ha), pp. 43, 48, 93, 97, 101, 107; an Ulster hero, the slayer of the sons of Usnach. Etain (Et-oyn), the heroine of the "Courtship of Etain." Ferdia (Fer-dee-a), Cuchulain's opponent in the "Combat at the Ford." The true pronunciation is probably Fer-deed. Fuamnach (Foom-na), pp. 79 9, 10, 19, 26, a sorceress. Laeg (Layg), son of Riangabra (Reen-gabra), the charioteer and friend of Cuchulain, frequently mentioned in the "Sick-bed" and the "Combat at the Ford." Laegaire (Leary), pp. 42, 46, 67, an Ulster hero. Leabhar na h-Uidhri (Lyow-er na hoorie), frequently mentioned, the oldest Irish manuscript of romance. It means the "Book of the Dun Cow," sometimes referred to as L.U. Mac Datho (Mac Da-ho), king of Leinster in the "Boar of Mac Datho," the word means "son of two mutes." Murthemne (Moor-temmy), pp. 57, 59, 61, 73, 77, 78, a district in Ulster, with which Cuchulain is connected in the "Sick-bed" (in the "Combat" he is "Cuchulain of Cualgne"). Naisi (Nay-see), the hero of the "Exile of the Sons of Usnach." Scathach (Ska-ha), pp. 117, 129) 131, 134, 141, 149, 151 a sorceress in the Isle of Skye, instructress of Cuchulain in war. Uathach (Oo-ha), pp. 117, 129, 134; 141) 149, daughter of Scathach. Other prominent characters, in the pronunciation of whose names as given in the text no special assistance is required, are: Ailill mac Mata (Al-ill), king of Connaught. Ailill Anglonnach, lover of Etain, in the "Courtship of Etain." Conall Cernach, Conall the Victorious, second champion of Ulster after Cuchulain. Conor (properly spelt Conchobar and pronounced Con-ower), king of Ulster. Emer, wife of Cuchulain, appears often in the "Sick-bed." This name is by some pronounced A-vair, probably from a different spelling. Fand, the fairy princess, in love with Cuchulain, in the "Sick-bed." Fergus, son of Rog, prominent in the "Exile of the Sons of Usnach," and in "Combat"; step-father to King Conor, he appears in most of the romances. Ket (spelt Cet), son of Mata, the Connaught champion, appears in the "Boar of Mac Datho." Maev (spelt Medb), the great Queen of Connaught. Mider, Etain's fairy lover, in the "Courtship of Etain." CONTENTS THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN MAC DATHO'S BOAR THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH THE COMBAT AT THE FORD SPECIAL NOTE ON THE COMBAT AT THE FORD GENERAL NOTES THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN INTRODUCTION