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Legendary Burial Place of Queen Medb, Co. Sligo
This is the site at which Queen Medb is reputed to have been buried in Knocknarea, Co. Sligo. According to legend, the cairn on the top of the mountain is her grave. She is said to be entombed there in an erect position, in full battle regalia, facing northward toward her Ulster enemies. Though the legend of Queen Medb has evolved over the centuries, there is every possibility that she was a real person.
Legendary Burial Place of Queen Medb, Co. Sligo
Legendary Burial Place of Queen Medb, Co. Sligo
This is the site at which Queen Medb is reputed to have been buried in Knocknarea, Co. Sligo. According to legend, the cairn on the top of the mountain is her grave. She is said to be entombed there in an erect position, in full battle regalia, facing northward toward her Ulster enemies. Though the legend of Queen Medb has evolved over the centuries, there is every possibility that she was a real person.
The Táin Bó Cúailnge, or 'Cattle Raid of Cooley', is the most famous tale in Irish mythology. It is at the centre of the Ulster Cycle of mythological sagas, known as the Rúraíocht in Irish. The tales in the Ulster Cycle are the most heroic of all the Irish myths that have been recorded in writing, and also the most renowned.
The Táin involves the story of Queen Medb of Connacht and her husband Ailill, who plot to steal the sacred stud bull Donn Cuailnge from Ulster.
Much of the action in the Táin surrounds the efforts of the teenage hero Cúchulainn to oppose the warriors of Connacht. According to mythology, most of the story took place in the area of Louth.
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