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The Chief Episodes of the Táin

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

The Hard Fight of Cethern mac Fintain, the Tooth-fight of Fintan, the Red Shame of Mend, the Bloo...

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The Bloodless Fight of Rochad

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Cú Chulainn sent his charioteer to Rochad mac Fathemain of Ulster to ask him to come to his aid. ...

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The Tooth-Fight of Fintan

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Fintan came then to avenge his son's death on them. Thrice fifty armed men was the number of his ...

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The Red Shame of Mend

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then there came to them Mend mac Sálchada with a band of thirty armed men. Twelve of them fell at...

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A List of the Feats

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

The ball-feat, the blade-feat, the feat with horizontally-held shield, the javelin-feat, the rope...

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The Bloodless Fight of Rochad

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then there came to them Rochad Rigderg mac Faithemain of Ulster with thirty armed men. He took up...

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The Combat of Láiríne mac Nóis

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Let one of you go speedily tomorrow to meet your opponent,’ said Lugaid. ‘No one will be got,’ s...

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The Conversation of the Mórrígan with Cú Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Cú Chulainn saw coming towards him a young woman of surpassing beauty, clad in clothes of many co...

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The Vision of Dubthach

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘A wonderful morning for a battle, a wonderful time when armies will be thrown into confusion, ki...

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The Scythed Chariot and Breslech Mór Maige Muirthemne

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Then the four provinces of Ireland pitched their camp at the place called Breslech Mór in Mag Mui...

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The Mis-throw at Belach Eóin

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Fíacha Fíaldána Dimraith came to have speech with the son of his mother's sister, whose name wa...

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footnotes

Book of the Dun Cow The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel

Quelle:Epic and Saga. New York, P. F. Collier & son [c1910], Harvard Classics no. 49 i.e....

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The Meeting of Fergus and Cú Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Let one of you come to meet me at Áth Da Fherta,’ said Cú Chulainn. ‘It will not be I!’ ‘It will...

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Chapter VI

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 33. Again it was their hap to quarrel about the Champion’s Portion.Conchobar with the nobles of...

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The Fight with Mand

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

Medb sent Mand Muresci, the son of Dáire of the Domnannaig, to fight against Cú Chulainn. Mand wa...

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The Humorous Fight of Iliach

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

There came then to them at Áth Feidle Iliach, the grandfather of Lóegaire Búadach who was son of ...

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Chapter IX

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 57. One night as their portion was assigned them, three cats fromthe Cave of Cruachan were let ...

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Chapter V

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 29. Once more the hall became a babel of words, the women laudingtheir men. Then essayed Conall...

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Chapter XI

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

[Thereafter he followed his charioteer. “My plan,” quoth Mève toAilill, “is to keep those three h...

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Chapter XIII

Book of the Dun Cow The Feast of Bricriu

§ 72. The heroes ceased their discussions and their babblings and fellto eating and enjoying them...

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