Cath Fionntrá

Cath Fionntrá:160 pp; hardback; 978-1-913814-26-7

Cath Fionntrá (The Battle of Ventry) is an Early Modern Irish prose narrative of the Fionn Cycle, recounting the deeds of the warrior-hero Fionn mac Cumhaill and his fianna as they defend Ireland against a foreign invasion led by the world-king Dáire Donn.

Without Help, All Ireland Will be Undone!

A Vivid, Simple and Picturesque Narrative

As written by Earnán de Siúnta ‘An Buachaillín Buidhe’ in An Claidheamh Solais, December 1911: “That telling is done in simple, flowing, eloguent, modern Irish, and while it keeps a little to the style of the seanchaidhe, it is neither florid nor verbose, but a vivid, simple and picturesque narrative throughout.”

A Fine New Edition with an In-depth Afterword

Dr Breandán Ó Cróinín has provided us with this fine new edition of Cath Fionntrá for today’s readers, and has written an in-depth afterword about the original story  and  An Seabhac’s version..