The Táin : From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cuailnge.
The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a giant cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Bro...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Kinsella, Thomas. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2002. |
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Translator's Note and Acknowledgements
- Artist's Note
- Introduction
- Maps
- I The Ireland of the Táin
- II The Route of the Táin
- III In Conaille and Cuailnge
- Some Recommended Books
- Pronunciation of Irish Words
- Before the Tain
- How the Táin Bó Cuailnge was found again
- Conchobor:
- How Conchobor was Begotten and how he took the Kingship of Ulster
- The Pangs of Ulster
- Exile of the Sons of Uisliu
- Cúchulainn:
- How Cúchulainn was Begotten
- Cúchulainn's Courtship of Emer and his Training in Arms with Scáthach
- The Death of Aife's One Son
- The Quarrel of the Two Pig-keepers and how the Bulls were Begotten
- The Tain
- I The Pillow Talk
- II The Táin Bó Cuailnge begins
- III The Army Encounters Cúchulainn
- IV Cúchulainn's Boyhood Deeds
- V 'death death!'
- VI From Finnabair Chuailnge to Conaille
- VII Single Combat
- VIII The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan
- IX The Pact is Broken. The Great Carnage
- Notes on the Text.