Cúchulainn

Fifth class pupils have made a Photostory to tell the story of Cúchulainn. He was one of the great heroes of Irish legends and was known as The Hound of Ulster.They have recorded the legend in Irish a Celtic language.

The Legend of Cúchulainn in English

Long ago there was a boy in Ulster called Setanta. He was a nephew of King Conor. Setanta loved to play hurling. He had a hurley and a special ball called a sliotar.


One day King Conor went to a party at the home of a famous blacksmith called Culann. Culann’s watch dog was a fierce wolfhound with big, sharp teeth. Culann put the hound on guard and he closed the doors.

Soon afterwards Setanta arrived carrying his sliotar and hurley. The hound charged at him. Quick as a flash, Setanta hit the sliotar and sent in straight into the mouth of the hound.The great wolfhound fell down dead.

Culann was very upset when he discovered his great wolfhound was dead. Setanta said that he would be the guard dog until Culann could find another one. Setanta was given the name Cúchulainn which means the “hound of Cúlainn.”

An Irish Legend Oisin In the Land of Youth

Fifth class made a Photostory to tell the well known Irish legend about Oisín in the Land of Youth, an idyllic land across the sea where people remained young and beautiful forever.One day a beautiful woman crossed the sea and asked Oisín to marry her and go and live in the Land of Youth.After three hundred years Oisín felt homesick and persuaded Niamh to allow him return to Ireland on a visit. She allowed him but warned him not to get off the horse while he was in Ireland.

Oisín discovered that all his friend were gone. While travelling around the country Oisín came across some men trying to lift a large rock.He bent down to help them but unfortunately the strap of his saddle broke, Oisín fell to the ground and his horse ran away back to the Land of Youth. Immediately he turned into an old man. Oisin met Saint Patrick before he died.