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Ailill and Medb ancient battle of Mag battle-victory booklet Bórama Bricriu Celtic Celts Cennach ind Rúanada Conaire Conall Cernach Conchobar Conchobar mac Nessa Connacht Cormac Crúachain Cú Chulainn Cú Roí cubicle Dáirine doorkeeper Duanaire Finn Early Irish Echtra eighth-century Emain Macha episode Ériu extant famous feast Fergus Findabair Fled Bricrenn folktales Fomoiri Gaelic Gartnán Growth of Literature Heldensage heroes Heroic Age Heroic cycle Iliad Immram Irish Heroic Irish Mythological Irish tradition King cycle king of Tara Lebor na bUidre Leinster Lore and Romantic Medb Medieval Ireland Middle Irish Mór Moytirra Mucce Munster Myles Dillon N. K. Chadwick narrated need thee Níall ninth ninth-century ocus Old Irish version oral tradition origin Ossianic Lore otherworld Scéla Mucce Maic seventh century story storytelling T. F. O'Rahilly Táin Bó Cúailnge tale tale-lists theme Thurneysen to-day Tochmarc Togail Bruidne told Túatha Dé Donann Tuireann twelfth-century Ulster warrior Wooing