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The Death of Úalu

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

On the morrow a valiant hero called Úalu went and took a great flagstone on his back to go across...

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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

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‘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 Death of the Boys

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Another time he was playing ball in the playing-field east of Emain, he alone on one side agains...

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The fate of the twenty-seven men and the reason why none dared to wound the Ulstermen when they were in their debility.

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‘On another occasion the Ulstermen were in their debility. ‘Among us,’ said Fergus, ‘women and bo...

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A different Version up to the Death of Órlám

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘Let us go forward now,’ said Ailill. Then they reached Mag Mucceda. There Cú Chulainn cut down a...

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Neue SeiteThe Death of Fráech

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

They remained there till the morrow. Fráech was summoned to them. ‘Help us, Fráech,’ said Medb. ‘...

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The Eulogy of Cú Chulainn

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘What manner of man,’ asked Ailill, ‘is this Hound whom we have heard of among the Ulstermen? Wha...

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Fergus leapt across the oak-tree in his own chariot.

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They went on as far as Áth Taiten. There Cú Chulainn overthrew six of them, namely, the six Dunga...

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The Fight between Eógan mac Durthacht and Conchobar

Book of the Dun Cow Táin Bó Cúailnge

‘There was strife between the Ulstermen and Eógan mac Durthacht. The Ulstermen went to battle whi...

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Part IV

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

The Room Of Cuscrad Son Of Conchobar"I beheld another room. Therein were eight swordsmen, and amo...

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I. OF THE MIRACLES OF CAIRNECH HERE.

Book of the Dun Cow APPENDIX.

SARRAN assumed the sovereignty of Britain after this, and established his power over the Saxons a...

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II. OF THE WONDERS OF ERI HERE ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF GLEN-DA-LOCHA.

Book of the Dun Cow APPENDIX.

i. Inis-Gluair in Irrus Domhnann; this is its property, that the corpses that are carried into it...

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III. DUAN EIREANNACH.

Book of the Dun Cow APPENDIX.

Maelmura of Othain cecinit.            Let us sing the origin of the Gaedhel,            Of high ...

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IV. DUAN ALBANACH.

Book of the Dun Cow APPENDIX.

Of the Dalriadans, of whom we have lately spoken, we have no doubt of the truth of the little we ...

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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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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 Battle of Carnn Chonaill

Book of the Dun Cow

(Autor unbekannt) Diarmait, son of Aed of Sláne, Sinech Cró fostered him. The Connaughtmen used ...

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