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Táin Bó

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The Táin Bó, or cattle raid (literally "driving-off of cows"), is one of the genres of early Irish literature. [1]

25 relations: Ailill, Cattle raiding, Cú Chulainn, Christian, Conall Cernach, Conchobar mac Nessa, Cooley Peninsula, County Mayo, Early Irish literature, English language, Erris, Flidais, Fráech, Genre, Ireland, Medb, Middle Ages, Nera (mythology), Oral literature, Táin Bó Cúailnge, Táin Bó Flidhais, Táin Bó Regamon, Thomas Kinsella, Tochmarc Emire, Ulster Cycle.

Ailill

Ailill (Ailell, Oilioll) a popular male given name in medieval Ireland meaning "elf".

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Cattle raiding

Cattle raiding is the act of stealing cattle.

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Cú Chulainn

Cú Chulainn, also spelled Cú Chulaind or Cúchulainn (Irish for "Culann's Hound") and sometimes known in English as Cuhullin, is an Irish mythological hero who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore.

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Christian

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Conall Cernach

Conall Cernach (modern spelling: Conall Cearnach) is a hero of the Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Conchobar mac Nessa

Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Cooley Peninsula

The Cooley Peninsula (older Cúalṅge) is a hilly peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, which includes towns such as Omeath, Carlingford and Greenore.

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County Mayo

County Mayo (Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland.

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Early Irish literature

Early Irish literature is the oldest vernacular literature in Western Europe.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Erris

Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over, much of which is mountainous blanket bog.

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Flidais

Flidas or Flidais (modern spelling: Fliodhas, Fliodhais) is a female figure in Irish Mythology, known by the epithet Foltchaín ("beautiful hair").

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Fráech

Fráech (Fróech, Fraích, Fraoch) is a Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Genre

Genre is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Medb

Medb (pronounced)—later forms Meadhbh and Méabh—is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Nera (mythology)

Nera (modern spelling Neara) is a warrior of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Oral literature

Oral literature or folk literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken (oral) word to literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word.

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Táin Bó Cúailnge

Táin Bó Cúailnge ("the driving-off of cows of Cooley", commonly known as The Cattle Raid of Cooley or The Táin) is a legendary tale from early Irish literature which is often considered an epic, although it is written primarily in prose rather than verse.

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Táin Bó Flidhais

Táin Bó Flidhais, also known as the Mayo Táin, is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature.

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Táin Bó Regamon

The Táin Bó Regamon is an Irish story written c. A.D.800–c.

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Thomas Kinsella

Thomas Kinsella (born 4 May 1928) is an Irish poet, translator, editor, and publisher.

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Tochmarc Emire

Tochmarc Emire ("The Wooing of Emer") is one of the stories in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and one of the longest when it received its form in the second recension (below).

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Ulster Cycle

The Ulster Cycle (an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties Armagh, Down and Louth, and taking place around or before the 1st century AD.

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Tain Bo, Tain bo, Tains, Táin bo, Táins, Tána.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Táin_Bó

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