The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó CúalngeXXVIII. 1THE BATTLE OF THE BULLS1Joseph Dunn translationChapter navigation58 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…"THE CUALNGE CATTLE-RAID"JOSEPH DUNNPREFACEI. THE PILLOW-TALKII. 1THE OCCASION OF THE TÁIN1III. 1THE RISING-OUT OF THE MEN OF CONNACHT AT CRUACHAN AI1IV. THE FORETELLINGaVI. THE MARCH OF THE HOSTVII. THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAINVIIa. THE SLAYING OF THE SMITH'S HOUND BY CUCHULAIN, AND THE REASON HE IS CALLED CUCHULAINVIIb. 1THE TAKING OF ARMS BY CUCHULAIN AND1 2THE SLAYING OF THE THREE SONS OF NECHT SCENE IS NOW TOLD HERE2VIIc. 1BELOW IS A SEPARATE VERSION AS FAR AS THE SLAYING OF ORLAMVIIIa. 1THE SLAYING OF THE THREE MacARACH1VIIIb. 1THE COMBAT OF LETHAN AND CUCHULAIN1VIIIc. 1THE KILLING OF THE SQUIRREL AND OF THE TAME BIRD1VIIId. 1THE SLAYING OF LOCHE1VIIIe. 1THE KILLING OF UALA1VIIIf. 1THE HARRYING OF CUALNGE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW1IX. THE PROPOSALSX. 1THE VIOLENT DEATH OF ETARCUMUL1XI. 1THE SLAYING OF NATHCRANTAIL1XII. 1THE FINDING OF THE BULL1XIIb. 1HERE IS NARRATED THE SLAYING OF REDG THE LAMPOONIST1XIIc. 1HERE IS TOLD THE MEETING OF CUCHULAIN AND FINNABAIR1XIId. 1HERE THE COMBAT OF MUNREMAR AND CUROI1XIIe. 1THE SLAUGHTER OF THE BOY-TROOP1aXIIf. 1THE SLAUGHTER OF THE KING'S BODYGUARD1XIII. 1THE COMBAT OF CÛR WITH CUCHULAIN1XIV. 1THE SLAYING OF FERBAETH ('THE WITLESS')1XIVa. 1THE COMBAT OF LARINE MacNOIS1XIVb. 1THE COLLOQUY OF THE MORRIGAN AND CUCHULAIN1XV. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE COMBAT OF LOCH AND CUCHULAIN ON THE TÁIN,1 2AND THE SLAYING OF LOCH SON OF MOFEMIS2XVI. 1THE VIOLATION OF THE AGREEMENT1XVIa. 1THE HEALING OF THE MORRIGAN1XVIIa. THE SLAUGHTER OF THE YOUTHS OF ULSTERaXVIIb. THE SCYTHED CHARIOTXVIIc. 1THE ACCOUNT OF THE APPEARANCE OF CUCHULAIN1XVIId. DUBTHACH'S JEALOUSYaXVIII. 1THE SLAYING OF OENGUS SON OF OENLAM1XVIIIa. HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN.XIX. 1THE BATTLE OF FERGUS AND CUCHULAIN1XIXb. 1MANN'S FIGHT1XIXc. 1THE COMBAT OF CALATIN'S CHILDREN1XX. THE COMBAT OF FERDIAD 1AND CUCHULAIN1XXI. 1CUCHULAIN AND THE RIVERS1XXII. 1CETHERN'S STRAIT-FIGHT1XXIIa. 1CETHERN'S BLOODY WOUNDS1XXIIIc. 1THE WHITE-FIGHT OF ROCHAD NOW FOLLOWETH1XXIV. THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIMXXIVa. 1THE AGITATION OF CELTCHAR1XXV. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE ARRAY OF THE HOST1XXVI. 1THE DECISION OF THE BATTLE1XXVII. 1NOW OF THE BATTLE OF GARECH1XXVIIa. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE MUSTER OF THE MEN OF ERIN1XXVIII. 1THE BATTLE OF THE BULLS1XXIX. 1ACCOUNT OF THE BROWN BULL OF CUALNGE1INDEX AND PRONUNCIATION OF THE MORE FREQUENTLY OCCURRING PLACE AND PERSONAL-NAMES.Footnotes.Previous chapter ←XXVIIa. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE MUSTER OF THE MEN OF ERIN1Next chapter →XXIX. 1ACCOUNT OF THE BROWN BULL OF CUALNGE1All chapters and sections (58)"THE CUALNGE CATTLE-RAID"JOSEPH DUNNPREFACEI. THE PILLOW-TALKII. 1THE OCCASION OF THE TÁIN1III. 1THE RISING-OUT OF THE MEN OF CONNACHT AT CRUACHAN AI1IV. THE FORETELLINGaVI. THE MARCH OF THE HOSTVII. THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAINVIIa. THE SLAYING OF THE SMITH'S HOUND BY CUCHULAIN, AND THE REASON HE IS CALLED CUCHULAINVIIb. 1THE TAKING OF ARMS BY CUCHULAIN AND1 2THE SLAYING OF THE THREE SONS OF NECHT SCENE IS NOW TOLD HERE2VIIc. 1BELOW IS A SEPARATE VERSION AS FAR AS THE SLAYING OF ORLAMVIIIa. 1THE SLAYING OF THE THREE MacARACH1VIIIb. 1THE COMBAT OF LETHAN AND CUCHULAIN1VIIIc. 1THE KILLING OF THE SQUIRREL AND OF THE TAME BIRD1VIIId. 1THE SLAYING OF LOCHE1VIIIe. 1THE KILLING OF UALA1VIIIf. 1THE HARRYING OF CUALNGE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW1IX. THE PROPOSALSX. 1THE VIOLENT DEATH OF ETARCUMUL1XI. 1THE SLAYING OF NATHCRANTAIL1XII. 1THE FINDING OF THE BULL1XIIb. 1HERE IS NARRATED THE SLAYING OF REDG THE LAMPOONIST1XIIc. 1HERE IS TOLD THE MEETING OF CUCHULAIN AND FINNABAIR1XIId. 1HERE THE COMBAT OF MUNREMAR AND CUROI1XIIe. 1THE SLAUGHTER OF THE BOY-TROOP1aXIIf. 1THE SLAUGHTER OF THE KING'S BODYGUARD1XIII. 1THE COMBAT OF CÛR WITH CUCHULAIN1XIV. 1THE SLAYING OF FERBAETH ('THE WITLESS')1XIVa. 1THE COMBAT OF LARINE MacNOIS1XIVb. 1THE COLLOQUY OF THE MORRIGAN AND CUCHULAIN1XV. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE COMBAT OF LOCH AND CUCHULAIN ON THE TÁIN,1 2AND THE SLAYING OF LOCH SON OF MOFEMIS2XVI. 1THE VIOLATION OF THE AGREEMENT1XVIa. 1THE HEALING OF THE MORRIGAN1XVIIa. THE SLAUGHTER OF THE YOUTHS OF ULSTERaXVIIb. THE SCYTHED CHARIOTXVIIc. 1THE ACCOUNT OF THE APPEARANCE OF CUCHULAIN1XVIId. DUBTHACH'S JEALOUSYaXVIII. 1THE SLAYING OF OENGUS SON OF OENLAM1XVIIIa. HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN.XIX. 1THE BATTLE OF FERGUS AND CUCHULAIN1XIXb. 1MANN'S FIGHT1XIXc. 1THE COMBAT OF CALATIN'S CHILDREN1XX. THE COMBAT OF FERDIAD 1AND CUCHULAIN1XXI. 1CUCHULAIN AND THE RIVERS1XXII. 1CETHERN'S STRAIT-FIGHT1XXIIa. 1CETHERN'S BLOODY WOUNDS1XXIIIc. 1THE WHITE-FIGHT OF ROCHAD NOW FOLLOWETH1XXIV. THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIMXXIVa. 1THE AGITATION OF CELTCHAR1XXV. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE ARRAY OF THE HOST1XXVI. 1THE DECISION OF THE BATTLE1XXVII. 1NOW OF THE BATTLE OF GARECH1XXVIIa. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE MUSTER OF THE MEN OF ERIN1XXVIII. 1THE BATTLE OF THE BULLS1XXIX. 1ACCOUNT OF THE BROWN BULL OF CUALNGE1INDEX AND PRONUNCIATION OF THE MORE FREQUENTLY OCCURRING PLACE AND PERSONAL-NAMES.Footnotes.XXVIII. 1THE BATTLE OF THE BULLS1← XXVIIa. 1HERE FOLLOWETH THE MUSTER OF THE MEN OF ERIN1XXIX. 1ACCOUNT OF THE BROWN BULL OF CUALNGE1 →