midland Tara. Additionally it may be noteworthy that the several small cycles of tales involving the early dominance of the Érainn in Ireland generally predate the majority of the Ulster Cycle tales in content, if not in their final forms, and are believed to be of a substantially more pre-Christian character. Several of these do not even mention the famous characters from the Ulster Cycle, and those that do may have been slightly reworked after its later expansion with the Táin and rise in popularity. 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 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 da Chocae "The Hostel of Da Choca" Togal Bruidne Da Derga "The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel" De Shíl Chonairi Móir "On the Descendants of Conaire Mór" De Maccaib Conaire "On the sons of Conaire (Mór)" Cath 'Battle' Cath Airtig "The