-
cognate for the
Latin extra, The
modern and
middle Irish language word is
eachtra. The
Dictionary of the
Irish Language notes alternative usage meanings...
-
Eachtra Bhodaigh an Chóta
Lachtna ("Adventure of the
Churl of the Grey Coat"; "Tale of the
Carle in the Drab Coat") is the
title of an
Early Modern Irish...
- lion of the Red
Knight of the Deep Forest. In the
Irish folklore tale
Eachtra an Amadán Mor, the Red
Knight is one of the
knights defeated by Arthur's...
- as
Manannan is also
named king of Mag Mell, and the
bodach figure in
Eachtra Bhodaigh an Chóta
Lachtna (17th century) is in turn
identified with Manannan...
-
Medieval catalogues of
literature see this
genre as
contrasting with
Eachtra, 'expeditions' or 'adventures' in
which the
protagonist visits the Otherworld...
-
incorporated elements from
earlier historical revisions.
Known as the
Eachtra Conaill Gulbain, 'The
otherworld adventures of
Conall Gulban', it details...
- in the crane-bag lay is
shared by the
protagonist of the
werewolf tale,
Eachtra Iollainn iolchrothaigh.
Kittredge also says
another name
mentioned alongside...
- of the 16th-century
Irish romance The
Adventures of
Orlando and
Melora (
Eachtra Mhelóra agus Orlando),
dresses as a man and
becomes known as the Knight...
- "Thesaurus
Linguae Hibernicae" (published texts). Hyde,
Douglas (June 1915). "
Eachtra Léithín" [The
Adventures of Léithín]. The
Celtic Review. 10 (38): 116–143...
- Castleplunkett,
County Roscommon. What is
known of his life is told in
Eachtra Thomáis Uí
Chaiside ("The
Adventures of Tomás Ó Caiside")
which he wrote...
