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'''''Táin Bó Cúailnge''''' (pronounced /'t̪ˠaːn̠ʲ 'bˠoː 'kuːɫ̪ɲə/, literally "the dri The ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'' has survived in two main recensions. The first consists of a partial text

...[Ailill mac Máta|Ailill]]. The longest and most important story is the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' or "Cattle Raid of Cooley", in which Medb raises an army to invade the ...birth and death of Christ, and the ''[[Lebor Gabála Érenn]]'' dates the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'' and the birth and death of Cú Chulainn to the reign of the High King [[C

*[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]], one of Ireland's best known legends

In the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' queen [[Medb]] of [[Connacht]] launches an invasion of [[Ulaid|Ulster]]

...obar's nephew [[Cú Chulainn]], and the central story is the proto-epic ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'', "The Cattle Raid of Cooley".

...mac Nessa]], king of the [[Ulaid]], and is best known for starting the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' ("The Cattle Raid of Cooley") to steal Ulster's prize stud bull.

...apparent deity [[Lug mac Ethlenn]]. He is the central character of the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' or "Cattle Raid of Cooley", in which he single-handedly defends the Ula ...inster'', Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1970; Cecile O'Rahilly, ''Táin Bó Cúailnge Recension I'', Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1976</ref> The earlie

...launches an invasion of Ulster to steal the bull Donn Cúailnge in the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'', Conchobar, like all the Ulstermen but Cúchulainn, is unable to fight,

...he [[Mahabharata]], the Finnish [[Kalevala]], the [[Elder Edda]], or the [[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]. Epic literature is marked by a strong, central narrative, often focused

...he [[Mahabharata]], the Finnish [[Kalevala]], the [[Elder Edda]], or the [[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]. Epic literature is marked by a strong, central narrative, often focused