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II. The Wooing of Etain

Book of the Dun Cow The Wooing of Etain

Eochaid Airem took the kingship of Ireland. The five Fifth of Ireland submitted to him, that is a...

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I. Here Begins the Wooing of Etain

Book of the Dun Cow The Wooing of Etain

There was a famous king of Ireland of the race of the Tuatha De, Eochaid Ollathair his name. He w...

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The Birth of Cu Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow

Dechtire, the sister of King Conchobar of Ulster, went, along with fifty other maidens, upon an e...

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Birth of Aedh Sláine

Book of the Dun Cow

[1]Tara of the Kings: she it was that to all kings successively ruling Ireland was a peculiar app...

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This Is The Cause Of The Expulsion Of The Déssi To Munster And The Violent Death Of Cormac

Book of the Dun Cow

[1]1. Why was Cormac partially blinded in Tara? It is not difficult [to relate].There was a fie...

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A great army was mustered

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

 by the Connachtmen, that is, by Ailill and Medb, and word went from them to the three other prov...

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The Story in Due Order

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

When they had come on the first stage of their journey from Crúachain to Cúil Silinne, the site o...

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The Boyhood Deeds

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘He was reared,’ said Fergus, ‘by his father and mother at the Airgthech in Mag Muirthemne. He wa...

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The killing of the Smith's Hound by Cú Chulainn and the reason why he is called Cú Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Indeed we know that boy’, said Conall Cernach, ‘and we know him all the better in that he is a f...

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The Death of Nechta Scéne's Three Sons

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘He did still another exploit,’ said Fiachu mac Fir Fhebe. ‘Cathbad the druid was with his son Co...

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The Harrying of Cúailnge

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

When they had all arrived with their booty and assembled at Findabair Cúailnge, Medb said ‘Let th...

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The death of Etarcomol and the terms offered by the men of Ireland as told to Cú Chulainn by Fergus:

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then Fergus went on that mission. Etarcomol, the son of Ed and Leithrinn, fosterson of Ailill and...

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The Death of Nad Crantail

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘What man have you got to encounter Cú Chulainn tomorrow?’ asked Lugaid. ‘They will give you him ...

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The Finding of the Bull according to this Version

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then Medb went with a third of the army to Cuib in search of the bull and Cú Chulainn followed th...

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The Death of Fer Baeth

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Go for me, friend Láeg, to the encampment and consult Lugaid mac Nóis uí Lomairc, and find out w...

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The Death of Lóch Mac Mo Femis

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then Lóch mac Emonis was summoned like the others and he was promised the extent of Mag Muirthemn...

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The Incantation of Lug

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Arise, O son of mighty Ulster now that your wounds are healed ... Help from the fairy mound will...

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The Description of Cú Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Cú Chulainn came on the morrow to survey the host and to display his gentle and beautiful form to...

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The Death of Taman the Jester

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Ailill's people put his king's crown on Taman the Jester. Ailill himself did not venture to wear ...

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The Fight of Fer Diad and Cú Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then they debated among themselves as to which man would be capable of repelling Cú Chulainn. The...

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