Fenian cycle
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John MacNeill has pointed out Finn’s connexion with a Firbolg tribe, and maintains that the Fenian cycle was the property of the subject race.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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 Stephen Reid
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
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 Stephen Reid
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 Stephen Reid
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