The story is the Tain Bo Cuailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) and it is the bedrock of Irish-language mythology. It’s a great, epic tale and it is central to Irish culture.

The ancient epic by that name is often called “Tain Bo Cuailnge” (The Cattle Raid of Cooley), and it is, as Carson explains in his introduction, “the longest and most important tale in the ...

IRELAND'S NATIONAL epic, the Táin Bó Cúailnge, has inspired writers, musicians, and artists for hundreds of years, and now two Dundalk artists have used this saga as the starting point for a ...

Four-day Táin march celebrates ancient Irish epic tale Central work of the mythological Ulster cycle re-enacted by a dedicated group who trace the route of the magical journey over 150 miles from ...

The ancient epic by that name is often called Tain Bo Cuailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) and it is, as Carson explains in his introduction, “the longest and most important tale in the Ulster ...

Herstory to launch "TÁIN: The Women's Stories" by Karina Tynan, a retelling of the famous Irish mythology tale focusing on the females involved.

Researchers have used mathematics to conclude that ancient Irish epic, Táin Bó Cúailnge, may be more closely based on real-life societies than previously thought. The study takes a numerical ...

1. “The Tain” by the Decemberists. These Portland, Ore. indie rockers recently created an 18-minute music video for their 2004 ...

He also had a scholarly side; he translated ancient texts, including, in 1969, the Tain Bo Cuailnge, usually known in English as “The Cattle Raid of Cooley,” based on manuscripts in Old Irish ...