The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge
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Contents
- Preface
- I. The Pillow-Talk
- II. The Occasion of the Táin
- III. The Rising-Out of the Men of Connacht at Cruachan Ai
- IV. THE FORETELLINGa
- V. This Is the Route of the Táin
- VI. The March of the Host
- VII. The Youthful Exploits of Cuchulain
- VIIa. The Slaying of the Smith's Hound by Cuchulain, and the Reason He Is Called Cuchulain
- VIIb. The Taking of Arms by Cuchulain and the Slaying of the Three Sons of Necht Scene Is Now Told Here
- VIIc. Below Is A Separate Version as Far as the Slaying of Orlam
- VIII. The Slaying of Orlam
- VIIIa. The Slaying of the Three MacARACH
- VIIIb. The Combat of Lethan and Cuchulain
- VIIIc. The Killing of the Squirrel and of the Tame Bird
- VIIId. The Slaying of Loche
- VIIIe. The Killing of Uala
- VIIIf. The Harrying of Cualnge Followeth Here Below
- IX. The Proposals
- X. The Violent Death of Etarcumul
- XI. The Slaying of Nathcrantail
- XII. The Finding of the Bull
- XIIa. The Death of Forgemen
- XIIb. Here Is Narrated the Slaying of Redg the Lampoonist
- XIIc. Here Is Told the Meeting of Cuchulain and Finnabair
- XIId. Here the Combat of Munremar and Curoi
- XIIe. The Slaughter of the Boy-TROOPa
- XIIf. The Slaughter of the King's Bodyguard
- XIII. The Combat of Cûr with Cuchulain
- XIV. The Slaying of Ferbaeth ('the Witless')
- XIVa. The Combat of Larine MacNOIS
- XIVb. The Colloquy of the Morrigan and Cuchulain
- XV. Here Followeth the Combat of Loch and Cuchulain on the Táin, and the Slaying of Loch Son of Mofemis
- XVI. The Violation of the Agreement
- XVIa. The Healing of the Morrigan
- XVII. The Great Rout on the Plain of Murthemne Followeth Here Below
- XVIIa. The Slaughter of the Youths of ULSTERa
- XVIIb. The Scythed Chariot
- XVIIc. The Account of the Appearance of Cuchulain
- XVIId. Dubthach's JEALOUSYa
- XVIII. The Slaying of Oengus Son of Oenlam
- XVIIIa. Here Now Is Told the Misthrow at Belach Eoin
- XVIIIb. Here Now Followeth the Disguising of Tamon
- XIX. The Battle of Fergus and Cuchulain
- XIXa. Here Now Cometh the Head-Place of Ferchu
- XIXb. Mann's Fight
- XIXc. The Combat of Calatin's Children
- XX. The Combat of Ferdiad and Cuchulain
- XXI. Cuchulain and the Rivers
- XXII. Cethern's Strait-Fight
- XXIIa. Cethern's Bloody Wounds
- XXIII. Here Followeth the Tooth-Fight of Fintan
- XXIIIa. The Red-Shame of Menn Followeth Here
- XXIIIb. Here Followeth the Accoutrement of the Charioteers
- XXIIIc. The White-Fight of Rochad Now Followeth
- XXIIId. Here Followeth Iliach's Clump-Fight
- XXIIIe. Here Now the Deer-Stalking of Amargin in Taltiu
- XXIIIf. The Adventures of Curoi Son of Darè Follow Now
- XXIV. The Repeated Warning of Sualtaim
- XXIVa. The Agitation of Celtchar
- XXV. Here Followeth the Array of the Host
- XXVI. The Decision of the Battle
- XXVII. Now of the Battle of Garech
- XXVIIa. Here Followeth the Muster of the Men of Erin
- XXVIII. The Battle of the Bulls
- XXIX. Account of the Brown Bull of Cualnge
- Index and Pronunciation of the More Frequently Occurring Place and Personal-Names