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

No personages of the first save these of the gods appear in the Heroic cycle, none of the Heroic cycle appears in the Fenian cycle.

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

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

But the Fenian cycle has not been forgotten.

From Gods and Fighting Men by Gregory, Lady

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