Dillon, Myles, ed., Early Irish Society, Published for the Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland by Colm O Lochlainn, 1954.

In need of updating, but there is still no introduction so
well suited to the student. Dillon loved his subject,
and his love is infectious.

———, ed., Irish Sagas, Thomas Davis Lectures, Published for Radio Éireann by the Stationary Office, 1959.

Another classic from the Thomas Davis Lectures, each
scholar retells and discusses one of the Irish
legendary tales. It is almost impossible to put this little
book down.

Kelly, Patricia, "The Táin as Literature," in Aspects of the Táin, edited by J. P. Mallory, December Publications, 1992, pp. 69-102.

A clearly written introduction to the literary qualities
of Táin Bó Cúailnge. Studies of the Táin Bó Cúailnge
as literature are few and far between. Kelly's...