2006-12-01 10:10:52 · 9 answers · asked by Diarmaid S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Not if it was mythical.
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2006-12-01 10:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Cuchulain myth has been appropriated by Ulster Loyalists (like the Red Hand symbol) who view his role in the Ulster Cycle as an early example of Ulster separatism. His single handed defence of Ulster seems to confirm an age old suspicion, everyone else on the island hates Ulstermen!
He was meant to be a good hurler though.... which would suggest he wasnt from Ulster at all!
2006-12-02 04:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Fox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a mythical character called Cu Chulainn, or the hound of Chulainn, but he was mythical and not ever actually a real person. Its an Irish myth.
2006-12-01 19:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by IwishicoulddeleteYahooAnswers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you talking of the squid looking people which are the cthulhu or the love of the morrigan.
The Morrigan and Cu Chulainn
She appeared to the hero Cu Chulainn (son of the god Lugh) and offered her love to him. When he failed to recognize her and rejected her, she told him that she would hinder him when he was in battle. When Cu Chulainn was eventually killed, she settled on his shoulder in the form of a crow. Cu's misfortune was that he never recognized the feminine power of sovereignty that she offered to him.
She appeared to him on at least four occasions and each time he failed to recognize her.
When she appeared to him and declared her love for him.
After he had wounded her, she appeared to him as an old hag and he offered his blessings to her, which caused her to be healed.
On his way to his final battle, he saw the Washer at the Ford, who declared that she was washing the clothes and arms of Cu Chulainn, who would soon be dead.
When he was forced by three hags (the Morrigan in her triple aspect) to break a taboo of eating dogflesh.
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More here about the connection of morrigan and Cu Chuliann
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/morrigan.html
2006-12-03 15:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by Trudy Joy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, indeed there was. He gets several pages in my book of Celtic mythology. He also has a standing stone in County Louth named after him.
2006-12-01 18:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There most likely was a man who was very powerful and a great warrior, but quite human and mortal.
2006-12-01 18:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! it is a very famous Irish tale! he was a warrior who did many deeds, only to be defeated by his with Aoife, the warrior queen of the island of Skye. it was destined he would die by his son, or end up killing his son, i can't remember which, but he doesn't know it's his son, and they fight and one of them dies. there are also many separate tales of him and his deeds...he's kind of like an Irish Heracles.
2006-12-01 22:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by Duelen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's consider the words here - particularly "really" and "mythical".
2006-12-01 18:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there was probably some basis for the legend.
2006-12-01 18:15:50 · answer #9 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋