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    Táin Cúailnge (Modern Irish pronunciation: [ˈt̪ˠaːnʲ bˠoː ˈkuəlʲɲə]; "the driving-off of the cows of Cooley"), commonly known as The Táin or less commonly...
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    Battle-Chariot" Táin 'Cattle-raid' Táin Cúailnge I Táin Cúailnge II Táin Cúailnge III De Faillsigud Tána Cuailnge "On the finding of the Táin Cúailnge"...
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    Fergus mac Róich (category Characters in Táin Cúailnge)
    queen Medb of Connacht, and joins her expedition against Ulster in the Táin Cúailnge. Fergus is described as being of huge size and sexual potency. This...
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    Medb (category Characters in Táin Cúailnge)
    best known for starting the Táin Cúailnge ("The Cattle Raid of Cooley") to steal Ulster's prize stud bull Donn Cúailnge. Medb is strong-willed, ambitious...
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  • division of Ireland is in the Ulster Cycle of legends, such as the Táin Cúailnge. The Táin is set during the reign of Conchobar Mac Nessa, king of Ulster...
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    The Morrígan (category Characters in Táin Cúailnge)
    In the Táin Cúailnge ("The Cattle Raid of Cooley"), Queen Medb of Connacht launches an invasion of Ulster to steal the bull Donn Cuailnge; the Morrígan...
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    legends relating to the Ulaid, the most important of which is the epic Táin Cúailnge ("Cattle Raid of Cooley"). The Fianna Cycle focuses on the exploits...
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    Cú Chulainn (category Characters in Táin Cúailnge)
    single-handedly against the armies of queen Medb of Connacht in the famous Táin Cúailnge ("Cattle Raid of Cooley"). He is known for his terrifying battle frenzy...
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    of Irish mythology Donn Cúailnge, the Brown Bull of Cooley, was an extremely fertile stud bull over whom the Táin Cúailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley)...
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  • cycles. Táin Cúailnge, "the Cattle Raid of Cooley" or simply The Táin, is by far the best known to modern audiences. Likewise, this was the táin (plural:...
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