The Fenians were once the defenders, the warrior class, of the Gaels of ancient Ireland and Scotland. Their exploits under their leader Fionn MacCumhail have been recounted for over 1500 years. This collection of the ancient Gaelic Fenian lays was originally collected and published in two volumes (Gaelic verse and English prose) by Hugh and John M’Callum in 1816. This new edition combines the two original editions into a single volume. The exploits of Oscar, Gaul, and the mighty Cuchullin are again available to a new generation of Gael.   

By Trueman Matheson