# The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic

By Lucy Winifred Faraday.

"The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge): An Old Irish Prose-Epic" is an epic from Irish mythology, often called "the Irish Iliad." Queen Medb of Connacht launches a war against Ulster to steal a legendary bull. Due to a curse, only the young demigod Cú Chulainn can defend his homeland. He wages a guerrilla campaign and faces champions in single combat at fords, aided and threatened by supernatural forces. The epic depicts months of heroic battles, divine interventions, and the ultimate confrontation with his foster-brother. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Lucy Winifred Faraday
- Subjects: 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

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