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The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland''s great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, Queen and King of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cualige. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster''s warriors lie sick.

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"Carson's landmark translation, the first in forty years, brings this literary gem to life in a fresh, modern retelling that rivals Thomas Kinsella's classic translation of 1969."
- Booklist "In vivid prose Carson has harnessed . . . the tale's tremendous artistic power."-Irish Voice

The Tain

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 2 October 2008
      ISBN-13 9780140455304
      978-0140455304
      ISBN-10 0140455302
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      Non Fiction Politics, Philosophy & Society Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland''s great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, Queen and King of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cualige. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster''s warriors lie sick.

      Trade Review
      "Carson's landmark translation, the first in forty years, brings this literary gem to life in a fresh, modern retelling that rivals Thomas Kinsella's classic translation of 1969."
      - Booklist "In vivid prose Carson has harnessed . . . the tale's tremendous artistic power."-Irish Voice

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