Fenian cycle

American  

noun

1. the cycle of legends describing and glorifying the bravery, battles, and wandering life of the Irish Fenians, especially under the leadership of Finn.

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Example Sentences

Again, the Fenian cycle of tales is more influenced by Christianity than the others are.

From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen

When we come to the Fenian cycle there is a well-defined borderland between them and Christianity.

From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen

A closer, a simpler humanity than that of the other cycles pervades the Fenian cycle, a greater chivalry, a greater courtesy, and a greater tenderness.

From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen

So much was this the case that a story was skilfully invented which linked in imagination the Fenian cycle to a Christianized Ireland.

From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen

In this manner an opportunity was afforded to the Leinster-Munster Fenian cycle to develop into a national saga.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various