Project Gutenberg 2004-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 228 Faraday, Lucy Winifred 1872 1948 Faraday, Winifred Faraday, L. Winifred Táin Bó Cúalnge. English The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge E-text prepared by Nicole Apostola "The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge): An Old Irish Prose-Epic" by L. Winifred Faraday is a classical prose epic thought to be written around the early Christian era. This ancient tale is part of the heroic cycle of Ulster and centers around a legendary cattle raid instigated by Queen Medb of Connacht, who aims to steal a prized bull from the kingdom of Ulster. The valorous youth Cuchulainn, the chief warrior of Ulster, becomes a pivotal character, defending his territory against overwhelming odds. At the start of this epic, the narrative sets the stage for a grand military campaign led by Medb and her husband Ailill, who gather an extensive army from various provinces of Ireland to seize the Dun Bull of Cualnge. The opening introduces key characters, including the prophesying maiden Fedelm, who foretells doom and bloodshed as the forces prepare to advance. Cuchulainn, the young and formidable warrior, is revealed as the primary defender of Ulster, left alone to combat the invading forces due to a curse that incapacitated the other warriors. The tale unfolds with themes of loyalty, conflict, and bravery, as Cuchulainn assembles his strength to confront Medb’s formidable army. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Epic literature, Irish -- Translations into English Cattle stealing -- Fiction Heroes -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Legends Tales -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) Cuchulain (Legendary character) -- Fiction Mythology, Celtic -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) Tales, Medieval -- Translations into English PB Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 297032 2025-08-06T09:36:33.806326 text/html 296904 296836 2024-11-06T12:40:42.963182 2023-10-06T12:50:25.698703 text/html text/html 186169 2025-08-06T09:36:41.297299 application/epub+zip 188124 2025-08-06T09:36:37.226329 application/epub+zip 160445 2025-08-06T09:36:36.025313 application/epub+zip 421856 2025-08-06T09:36:44.135311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402046 2025-08-06T09:36:40.496291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292890 2022-09-07T16:08:50.609318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258431 2025-08-06T09:36:33.469349 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238481 2024-10-28T21:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18748 2025-08-06T09:36:44.389281 application/rdf+xml 22163 2025-08-06T09:36:36.526309 image/jpeg 4430 2025-08-06T09:36:36.275311 image/jpeg 184695 2025-08-06T09:36:33.828315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Wikipedia article