Editing Ulster Cycle (section)

==Texts==

;Earliest strata
*''Conailla Medb míchuru'' "[[Medb]] has entered evil contracts" (7th-century poem attributed to [[Luccreth moccu Chiara]])
*The lost manuscript [[Cín Dromma Snechtai]], associated with Bangor, is thought to have included versions of these five texts:
**''Compert Con Culainn'' "The Birth of [[Cú Chulainn]]"
**''Compert Conchobuir'' "The Birth of [[Conchobor]]"
**''Fíl and grían Glinne Aí''
**''Forfess fer Falchae'' "Night-watch against the men of Falgae"
**''Verba Scathaige'' "The words of [[Scáthach]]"
*Material related to Cú Roí, such as ''Amra Con Roí'' and ''Aided Con Roi''
*References in Old Irish law, e.g. ''[[Cethairslicht Athgabálae]]''.

Here follows a list of tales which are assigned to the Ulster Cycle, although it does not claim to be exhaustive. The classification according to 'genre' followed here is merely a convenient tool to bring clarity to a large body of texts, but it is not the only possible one nor does it necessarily reflect contemporary approaches of classifying texts.

;''Compert'' Birth
*''[[Compert Con Culainn]]'' "The Birth of [[Cú Chulainn]]"
*''Compert Conchobuir'' "The Birth of [[Conchobor]]"

;Wooings and elopements
*''Aided Conrói maic Dáiri''
*''Aithed Emere (le Tuir nGlesta)'' "The Elopement of Emer (with Tuir Glesta)"
*''Aislinge Óenguso'' "The Dream of Óengus"
*''Longes mac n-Uislenn'' "The Exile of the sons of Uisliu"
*''Oided mac n-Uisneg''
*''[[Tochmarc Emire]]''
*''[[Tochmarc Étaíne]]''
*''Tochmarc Ferbe'' (or ''Fís Conchobair'')
*''Tochmarc Luaine 7 aided Arthirne'' (second half of the 12th century)
*''Tochmarc Treblainne''

;Feasts
*''Da Gábail int sída'' "On the Taking of the (''síd''-)Mound"
*''Echtra Neraí''
*''[[The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig|Scéla mucce maic Dathó]]'' "The Tale of [[Mac Da Thó]]'s Pig"
*''[[Mesca Ulad]]'' "The Intoxication of the Ulstermen"
*''[[Fled Bricrenn]]'' "The Feast of Bricriu"
*''Fled Bricrenn 7 Longes mac n-Duil Dermait''
*''[[Bruiden|Bruiden da Chocae]]'' "The Hostel of Da Choca"
*''[[Togail Bruidne Dá Derga|Togal Bruidne Da Derga]]'' "The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel"<ref>This king's saga may not be classified as a tale of the Ulster Cycle, but it does feature a number of Ulster heroes, such as [[Conall Cernach]].</ref>
**''De Shíl Chonairi Móir'' "On the Descendants of Conaire Mór"
**''De Maccaib Conaire'' "On the sons of Conaire (Mór)"

;''Cath'' 'Battle'
*''Cath Airtig'' "The Battle of Airtech"
*''Cath Aenaig Macha'' "The Battle of the Assembly of Macha"
*''Cath Cumair'' "The Battle of Cumar" or ''Cath Atha Comair''
*''Cath Findchorad'' "The Battle of Findchorad"
*''Cath Leitrich Ruide'' "The Battle of Leititr Ruide"
*''Cath Ruis na Ríg'' "The Battle of [[Rosnaree]]"
*''Cogadh Fheargusa agus Chonchobhair'' "The Battle of [[Fergus mac Róich|Fergus]] and [[Conchobor]]"
*''Forfess fer Falchae'' "Night-watch against the men of Falgae"
*''Comracc Con Chulainn re Senbecc'' "The Combat of Cú Chulainn with Senbecc"
*''Cathcharpat Serda'' "The Scythed Battle-Chariot"

;''[[Táin Bó]]'' 'Cattle-raid'
*''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' I
*''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' II
*''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' III
*''De Faillsigud Tána Bó Cuailnge'' "On the finding of the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge''"
*''Táin Bó Dartada'' "The Cattle Raid of Dartaid"
*''[[Táin Bó Flidhais]]'' I "The Cattle Raid of [[Flidais]]" I
*''[[Táin Bó Flidhais]]'' II "The Cattle Raid of [[Flidais]]" II
*''Tain Bó Fraích'' "The Raid of Fróech's Cattle"
*''Tain Bó Regamain'' "The Cattle Raid of Regamon"
*''Tain Bó Regamna'' "The Cattle Raid of Regamain"

;''Remscéla'' (Fore-tales) to the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge''
*''Ces Noínden'', ''In Ceas Naigen''
*''De Chophur in Dá Mucado''
*''Echtra Nerai''
*see further: ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]''

;''Aided'' "Violent death"
*''Aided Chonchobuir'' "The Death of [[Conchobor]]"
*''Aided Áenfir Aífe'' "The Death of [[Aífe]]'s Only Son"
*''Cuchulinn 7 Conlaech'' "Cú Chulainn and Conla"
*''[[Aided Con Culainn]]'' or ''Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne''
*''Aided Ceit maic Mágach'' "The Death of Cét mac Mágach"
*''Aided Cheltchair mac Uthechair'' "The Death of Celtchar mac Uthechair"
*''Aided Derbforgaill'' "The Death of Derbforgaill"
*''Aided Fergusa maic Roig'' "The Death of Fergus mac Róig"
*''Imthechta Tuaithe Luachra 7 Aided Fergusa'' "The Proceedings of the People of Luchra and the Death of Fergus (mac Léti)"
*''Aided Guill meic Garbada ocus Aided Gairb Glinne Ríge''
*''Aided Laegairi Buadaig'' "The Death of Loegaire Buadach"
*''Goire Conaill Chernaig 7 Aided Aillela 7 Conall Chernaig'' "The Cherishing of Conall Cernach and the Deaths of Ailill and Conall Cernach"
*''Aided Meidbe'' "The Death of [[Medb]]"
*''Ferchuitred Medba'', ''Cath Boinne''

;Miscellaneous
*''Verba Scathaige'' "The words of [[Scáthach]]"
*''Scéla Conchobair maic Nessa'' "The Story of Conchobor mac Nessa"
*''Siaburcharpat Con Culaind'' "Cú Chulainn's Phantom Chariot"
*''Foglaim Con Culainn'' "Cú Chulainn's Training"
*''[[Serglige Con Culainn]]'' "The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn"
*''Immacaldam in dá thuarad'' "The Colloquy of the Two Sages"
*''Talland Étair'' "The Siege of [[Howth]]"
*''Cath Étair'' "The Battle of [[Howth]]"
*''[[Tromdámh Guaire]]'' (or ''Imthecht na Tromdáime'')
*''Lánellach Tigi Rích 7 Ruirech'' "The Full Complement of the House of a King and an Overlord"
*''Fochonn Loingse Fergusa meic Róig'' "The cause of the exile of [[Fergus mac Róig]]"
*''Nede 7 Caier'' "[[Néde mac Adnai|Néde]] and [[Caier]]"
*''Echtra Fergusa maic Léti''"The Adventures of Fergus mac Léti"