Cattle Raids

Stories with the Cattle Raids theme:

• 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.