FERGUS.

Nemedian chief who slays Conann, 102

FERGUS THE GREAT.

Son of Erc; stone of Scone used for crowning, 105; ancestor of British Royal Family, 105

FERGUS MAC LEDA.

The Wee Folk and, 246-249; visited by Eisirt, King of Wee Folks bard, 247; visited by Iubdan, King of Wee Folk, 247-249; the blemish of Fergus, 249

FERGUS MAC ROY.

Son of Roy, Fachtnas half-brother; succeeds to kingship of Ulster, 180; loves Nessa, 180; sent to invite return of Naisi and Deirdre to Ireland, 198-200; the rebellion of, 201-251; Maev and, 202; compact with Cuchulain, 211; reputed author of the Tain, 234; slain by Ailell, 245

FERGUS TRUELIPS.

Rescued from enchanted cave by Goll, 278

FERGUSON, SIR SAMUEL.

Quoted, 46, 234-238; his description of King Fergus mac Ledas death, 249-251

FERYLLT.

Welsh name of Vergil, 413

FIACHA (feeach-a).

Son of Firaba; cuts off eight-and-twenty hands of the Clan Calatin, 216; gives spear to Finn, 258

FIACHRA (feeach-ra).

One of the Children of Lir, 142

FIAL (feeal).

Sister of Emer, 186

FIANNA (feeanna) OF ERIN, THE.

Explanation of this Order, 252; Clan Bascna and Clan Morna, clans comprising the, 252; Goll, captain of the, 257; Finn made captain of the, 258; tests of, 264, 265; tales of the, told by Keelta, 283; attempt in vain to throw the wether, 291, 292; the chase of the Hard Gilly and, 292-295; rescue of Fairyland by, 294, 295; tribute refused by Cairbry, 305; almost all the, slain in battle of Gowra, 306

FIANS.

See Fianna

FINCHOOM.

Decteras sister, foster-mother to Cuchulain, 182, 183; mother of Conall, 243

FINCHORY, ISLAND OF. 115, 116

FINDABAIR OF THE FAIR EYE-BROWS.

Daughter of Maev; offered to Ferdia if he will meet and fight Cuchulain, 216

FINEGAS.

Druid, of whom Finn learns poetry and science, 256

FINGEN.

Conor mac Nessas physician; his p.r.o.nouncement _re_ Conalls brain ball by which Ket has wounded the king, 240

FINIAS. THE CITY OF (see Dana), 105, 106

FINN MAC c.u.mHAL (fin mac cooal). Fothad slain in a battle with, 81; Dermot of the Love Spot a follower of, 123; Ossianic Cycle cl.u.s.ters round, 252; Oisin, son of, 252; the coming of, 255; his Danaan ancestry, 255; Murna of the White Neck his mother, c.u.mhal his father, 255; Demna his original name, 255; put out to nurse, 256; origin of name Finn (Fair One), 256; slays Lia, 256; taught poetry and science by Druid Finegas, 256; eats of the Salmon of Knowledge, 256; slays goblin at Slieve Fuad, 258; made captain of the Fianna of Erin, 258; makes a covenant with Conan, 258, 259; Dermot of the Love Spot, friend of, 261; weds Grania, 261; Oisin, son of, 261; Geena mac Luga, one of the men of, 262; teaches the maxims of the Fianna to mac Luga, 262, 263; Murna, the mother of, 266; Bran and Skolawn, hounds of, 266-269; weds Saba, 267; Saba taken from, by enchantment, 268; Niam of the Golden Hair comes to, 270; experience in the enchanted cave, 277, 278; Goll rescues, 277, 278; gives his daughter Keva to Goll, 278; The Chase of Slievegallion and, 278-280; The Masque of, by Mr. Standish OGrady, 280, 281; the Hard Gilly (Gilla Dacar) and, 292-295; Grania and, 296-304; bewails Oscars death, 306; in all Ossianic literature no complete narrative of death of, 308; tradition says he lies in trance in enchanted cave, like Kaiser Barbarossa, 308

FINTAN. The Salmon of Knowledge, of which Finn eats, 256

FIONUALA (fee-un-oola). Daughter of Lir and step-daughter of Aoife, 139; Aoifes transformation into swans of Fionuala and, her brothers, 140-142

FIR-BOLG. See Firbolgs, 103

FIRBOLGS. Nemedian survivors who return to Ireland, 102; name signifies Men of the Bags, 102, 103; legend regarding, 102, 103; the Fir-Bolg, Fir-Domnan, and Galioin races generally designated as the, 103; the Danaans and the, 106-119, 137

FIR-DOMNAN. See Firbolgs, 103

FLEGETANIS. A heathen writer, whose Arabic book formed a source for poet Kyot, 408

FOHLA (fola). Wife of Danaan King mac Cecht, 132

FOILL. A son of Nechtan, slain by Cuchulain, 194

FOLLAMAN. Conors youngest son; leads boy corps against Maev, 214

FOMORIANS. A misshapen, violent people representing the powers of evil; their battle with the Partholanians, 97; Nemedians in constant warfare with, 101; their tyranny over country of Ireland, 109; encounter between the Danaans and, 117, 118, 137

FORBAY. Son of Conor mac Nessa; slays Maev, 245

FORD OF FERDIA. Place on the River Dee; one champion at a time to meet Cuchulain at, 211; the struggle at, between Cuchulain and Ferdia, 216-220

FORGALL THE WILY. The lord of Lusca, father of Emer, 185; meets his death in escaping from Cuchulain, 195

FOTHAD. King, slain in battle with Finn mac c.u.mhal; wager as to place of death made by Mongan, 81

FRAGARACH (The Answerer).

Terrible sword brought by Lugh from the Land of the Living, 113

FRANCE. Place-names of, Celtic element in, 27

FUAMNACH (fooam-nach). Wife of Midir the Proud, 156; her jealousy of a second bride, Etain, 156; transforms Etain into a b.u.t.terfly by magic art, 156-158; Midir tells of her death, 160

G

GAE BOLG. The thrust of, taught by Skatha to Cuchulain, 188, 189; Cuchulam slays his son Connla by, 192; Cuchulain slays Loch by, 213; Cuchulain slays Ferdia by, 220

GAELIC. Cymric language and, 35; effect of legends of, on Continental poets, 50; bards ideas of chivalric romance antic.i.p.ated by, 246; Cymric legend and, compared, 344-419; Continental romance and, 345

GAELS. Sacrifices of children by, to idol Crom Cruach, 85

GSATI. Celtic warriors, in battle of Clastidium, 41

GALATIA. Celtic state of, St. Jeromes attestation _re_, 34