By 
Iseult Gillespie
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TED-Ed Original

The myth of Ireland's two greatest warriors

Cú Chulainn, hero of Ulster, stood at the ford at Cooley, ready to face an entire army single handedly— all for the sake of a single bull. The army in question belonged to Queen Meadhbh of Connaught. Enraged at her husband's possession of a white bull of awesome strength, she set out to capture the fabled brown bull of Ulster at any cost. Iseult Gillespie details the Irish myth Táin Bò Cuailnge. [Directed by Paper Panther, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Chris McLoughlin].

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