The Cattle-Raid of Cooley

Joseph Dunn

Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. ONCE of a time, that Ailill and Medb had spread their royal bed in Cruachan, the stronghold of Connacht, such was the pillow talk that befell betwixt them: Quoth Ailill: 'True is the saying, lady, 'She is a well off woman that is a rich man's wife.'' 'Aye, that she is, ' answered the wife; 'but wherefore opin'st thou so?' 'For this, ' Ailill replied, 'that thou art this day better off than the day that first I took thee.' Then answered Medb: 'As well off was I before I ever saw thee.' 'It was a wealth, forsooth, we never heard nor knew of, ' Ailill said; 'but a woman's wealth was all thou hadst, and foes from lands next thine were used to carry off the spoil and booty that they took from thee.' 'Not so was I, ' quoth Medb; 'the High King of Erin himself was my sire, Eocho Fedlech ('the Enduring') son of Finn, by name, who was son of Findoman, son of Finden, son of Findguin, son of Rogen Ruad ('the Red'), son of Rigen, son of Blathacht, son of Beothacht, son of Enna Agnech, son of Oengus Turbech. Of daughters, had he six: Derbriu, Ethne and Ele, Clothru, Mugain and Medb, myself, that was the noblest and seemliest of th

Table of contents

• 1. Here Beginneth The Cualnge Cattle-Raid
• 2. The Occaision Of The Táin
• 3. The Rising-Out Of The Men Of Connacht At Cruachan Ai
• 4. The Foretelling
• 5. This Is The Route Of The Táin
• 6. The March Of The Host
• 7. The Youthful Exploits Of Cuchulain
• 7a. The Slaying Of The Smith's Hound By Cuchulain, And The Reason He Is Called Cuchulain
• 7b. (The Taking Of Arms By Cuchulain And) The Slaying Of The Three Sons Of Necht Scenè Is Now Told Here
• 8. The Slaying Of Orlam
• 8a. The Slaying Of The Three Macarach
• 8b. The Combat Of Lethan And Cuchulain
• 8c. The Killing Of The Squirrel And Of The Tame Bird
• 8d. The Slaying Of Lochè
• 8e. The Killing Of Uala
• 8f. The Harrying Of Cualnge Followeth Here Below
• 9. The Proposals
• 10. The Violent Death Of Etarcumul
• 11. The Slaying Of Nathcrantail
• 12. The Finding Of The Bull
• 12a. The Death Of Forgemen
• 12b. Here Is Narrated The Slaying Of Redg The Satirist
• 12c. Here Is Told The Meeting Of Cuchulain And Finnabair
• 12d. Here The Combat Of Munremar And Curoi
• 12e. The Slaughter Of The Boy-Troop
• 12f. The Slaughter Of The King's Bodyguard
• 13. The Combat Of Cûr With Cuchulain
• 14. The Slaying Of Ferbaeth ('The Witless')
• 14a. The Combat Of Larinè Macnois
• 15. The Slaying Of Loch Son Of Mofemis
• 16. The Violation Of The Agreement
• 16a. The Healing Of The Morrigan
• 17. The Great Rout On The Plain Of Murthemne
• 17a. The Slaughter Of The Youths Of Ulster
• 17b. The Scythed Chariot
• 17c. The Account Of The Appearance Of Cuchulain
• 17d. Dubthach's Jealousy
• 18. The Slaying Of Oengus Son Of Oenlam
• 18a. The Misthrow At Belach Eoin
• 18b. The Disguising Of Tamon
• 19. The Battle Of Fergus And Cuchulain
• 19a. Here Now Cometh The Head-Place Of Ferchu
• 19b. Mann's Fight
• 19c. The Combat Of Calatin's Children
• 20. The Combat Of Ferdiad And Cuchulain
• 21. Cuchulain And The Rivers
• 22. Cethern's Strait Fight
• 22a. Cethern's Bloody Wounds
• 23. Here Followeth The Tooth-Fight Of Fintan
• 23a. The Red-Shame Of Menn Followeth Here
• 23b. Here Followeth The Accoutrement Of The Charioteers
• 23c. The White-Fight Of Rochad Now Followeth
• 23d. Here Followeth Iliach's Clump-Fight
• 23e. Here Now The Deer-Stalking Of Amargin In Taltiu
• 24. The Repeated Warning Of Sualtaim
• 24a. The Order Of The Men Of Ulster
• 24b. The Agitation Of Celtchar
• 25. Here Followeth The Array Of The Host
• 26. The Decision Of The Battle
• 27. Now Of The Battle Of Garech
• 27a. Here Followeth The Muster Of The Men Of Erin
• 28. The Battle Of The Bulls
• 29. The Account Of The Brown Bull Of Cualnge