St.
Aidan's N.S. Kiltimagh Co. Mayo, Ireland |
IRISH LEGENDS
from Mrs. Commons' Third Class
HOW CUCHULAINN GOT
HIS NAME (below)
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Setanta was the nephew of King Conor McNessa. Hurling was a very popular game at that time and Setanta was a very good hurler. One evening, The King was invited to the house of Culann, thee blacksmith for a feast. The king wanted Setanta to come along, but at the time he was playing a game of hurling so he arrived when the feast had already begun. The blacksmith put his wolfhound on guard at the door.When Setanta arrived, the dog began to bark fiercely and he was going to attack Setanta. Setanta hit the sliotar with his hurley and it went into the hound's mouth and stuck in his throat. Immediately, the great dog fell dead. When the king and the blacksmith saw what had happened, they were pleased to see Setanta alive, but the blacksmith was sad to see that his faithful guard dog was dead. Setanta told Culann that he would be the guard until one of the wolfhound's puppies could be trained. |
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Setanta was coming home from the hurling game. Culann's hound saw Setanta. He hit the sliotar with the hurley and killed the hound. Ciara. |
This is a picture of Setanta and the hound. The hound is trying to kill. Setanta but he choked the hound with a sliotar. Ian |
Setanta was coming to Culann's party but a wolfhound was guarding his house. Setanta hit the sliotar with his hurling stick and killed the hound. James |
Setanta was going to his friend's house. He saw a wolfhound and the wolfhound was going to bite him. Setanta hit the sliotar and killed the wolfhound. Lisa |
The hound had a vicious look on his face. It then aimed at Setanta. Setanta hit the sliotar with a hurley and choked the hound and then it died.Nicole |
Setanta was going to a friend's house. His friend'd hound was going to bite him so he hit the sliotar with his hurley stick into the dog's mouth and killed him. Stephen |
This picture shows Cuchulainn and Ferdia fighting. They fought with spears. They didn't like fighting because they were best friends.Thomas |
Setanta was coming to Cuchulainn's fort from a game of hurling. He heard a growling coming towards him. It was Culann's hound. He threw his sliotar and it went back the hound's throat and it choked him.Chloe |
Setanta was invited to Culann's party. He said "I'll be there after this game of hurling". When Setanta got there, Culann's hound was oiut. Setanta hit the sliotar a mighty blow and killed the hound. David |
I was outside Culann's house, when, all of a sudden, a huge Irish wolfhound attacked me.Without thinking I hit a blow of my sliotar and the sliotar went into the dog's mouth and the dog fell dead. Ruth |