Medb

Stories tagged Medb:

• The Death of Cú Chulainn Aug 13, 2025

  

  In the chronicles of ancient Ireland, no tale stirs the heart more than the death of Cú Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster. Though his end was foretold from his youth, and though he knew his fate awaited him, the great hero chose honor over life, fulfilling his destiny with courage that would inspire warriors for a thousand generations.

  The Gathering Storm

  The seeds of Cú Chulainn’s doom were sown in the hatred of Queen Medb of Connacht, who had never forgiven the hero for his defense of Ulster during the great Cattle Raid of Cooley. For years, she had plotted her revenge, gathering allies from across Ireland and beyond.

• Knocknarea and Queen Medb’s Cairn Aug 13, 2025

  

  Before the grey Atlantic throws itself on the strand at Sligo, a short green mountain rises—Knocknarea, a table set for the sky. On its crown is a cairn of stones, and in every house from Strandhill to the Garavogue someone can tell you whose it is.

  “Medb,” they say, and if they are old they say it as if it tasted of apples and iron.