MEET UP #26 Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley)

MEET UP #26 Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley)

Over coffee @ the Lobby Lounge - Westin Hotel Melbourne

Often called the Irish Iliad and considered Ireland's national epic the Tain is traditionally set in the 1st century CE in a pagan heroic Iron Age Ireland where the Tain is the central text of a group of tales known as the Ulster Cycle.

The epic tells of a war against Ulster by Queen Medb of Connacht and her husband King Ailill who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge. Due to a curse upon the king and warriors of Ulster, the invaders are opposed only by the great young warrior Cú Chulainn.
--adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge --

The session will cover
*the Ulster Cycle background, context, overview and manuscripts.
*Summary of Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley)
*Discussion

Sources I am using
https://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/louth/tain-bo-cuailnge-the-catt/medb-and-ailill/
https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/the-tain-bo-cuailnge/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Cycle
https://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/ulster/