Title: The táin
Description: The kingdoms of Connacht and Ulster are preparing to do battle with each other. Medb, the sly and envious Queen of Connacht, is on a mission to steal the fabled Brown Bull of Cooley from the men of Ulster. Dating from around the eighth century, it is the largest and most important tale in the ancient Ulster cycle.
Subjects: Heroes, Translations into English, Irish Epic literature, Fiction, Legends, Celtic Mythology, Tales, Fiction, fantasy, general, Ireland, fiction
Places: Ireland