Cattle Raid

Stories tagged Cattle Raid:

• The Cattle Raid of Fráech Aug 13, 2025

  

  In the heroic age of Ireland, when beauty and courage walked hand in hand, there lived a warrior whose name became synonymous with both qualities. This is the tale of Fráech mac Idath, the most beautiful man in all of Ireland, and his quest for love that would end in glory and sorrow.

  The Most Beautiful Man in Ireland

  Fráech mac Idath was born to a noble family of Connacht, but his mother was Bé Find, a woman of the Tuatha Dé Danann—the divine people who ruled Ireland before mortal men. This otherworldly heritage blessed Fráech with beauty beyond mortal measure and skills that bordered on the supernatural.

• The Cattle Raid of Flidais Aug 13, 2025

  

  In the ancient days when the boundaries between the mortal world and the realm of the Tuatha Dé Danann were thin as morning mist, there lived a woman whose power over the wild creatures of Ireland was absolute. This is the tale of Flidais, whose beauty was matched only by her supernatural abilities, and how her magical cattle became the prize in a raid that would shake the very foundations of Ulster.

• Táin Bó Regamna Aug 13, 2025

  

  In the chronicles of ancient Ireland, there are tales that serve as harbingers of greater stories to come. Táin Bó Regamna—the Cattle Raid of Regamna—is one such tale, a prophetic prelude to the greatest cattle raid in Irish legend. It tells of omens, visions, and the first stirrings of the conflict that would shake the very foundations of the heroic age.

  The Vision at Cruachan

  Queen Medb of Connacht was not a woman given to doubt or hesitation. Her will was iron, her ambition boundless, and her desire for supremacy over all Ireland burned like an unquenchable fire. But on this particular autumn night, as she lay in her royal bed at Cruachan, she was troubled by dreams that seemed more real than waking life.