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I've yet to even begin it. I have a bunch of things that I need to get done on Wednesday. So, while I am running around to all of these places, I plan to see if anyone is selling it (and it is a fair price) before I order it. It is just too bad I will be so behind others that have alrady started it. :(
What all two of us? thats not being far behind! :p join in when ever.
:lol: Well, that is still two people that could be quite a bit ahead of me by the time that I start!
Anyway, picked up the book yesterday and I hope to begin reading it tonight. :)
Wohoo! that makes three of us!:D I'm almost finished. Dont know how Papaya is getting on...
Isnt it just a primitive account of savages stealing each others cattle? ;)
Last time i checked it was a war caused by the greed of a king and queen, trying to equal each others wealth.
lol, thanks
I read this a couple years ago while I was in Ireland... I loved it... I wouldn't mind joining discussion when you get to that point...
cheers
All we need is someone to kick start the discussion to get it going.
Did you read the Kinsella translation?
I've started this book again, I'm about halfway though. I'm kinda glossing over the names of all those places, are those names in the book still in use today?
the place names? or peoples names? I'm sure a few of the place names are still in existance. Muirhemhne for example is a townland found in Dundalk co. louth, but spelt Muirhevna. I'm certain many have been changed over the past 1500 or so years, and some have been anglicised, to being unrecognisable.
I was just wondering if it can be determined where these things actually took place, kinda like Troy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
it took place mainly around the cooley mountains, Dundalk and general Co. Louth region of Ireland.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?source...=1&sa=N&tab=wl
Next question: In Chap VII They find the Bull at the end it says the Cu "went up to the girl and cut off her two plaits and thrust a pillar-stone through her cloak and her tunic.....Their standing stones are still there, Finnabairs stone....Cu ..left them like that..."
What does that mean?? I assumed it meant that he killed both Finnabair and the Fool but when I got to Chapter IX Finnabair is being given to Fer Diad so now I'm lost as to the meaning.
I came across the book a couple of weeks ago and bought it. But no time to read it now. It's on my reading list.