title: The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge
author: Thomas Kinsella
description: <br><strong>Thomas Kinsella</strong> is a poet and translator. Among his publications are <em>Blood and Family</em> and <em>From Centre City</em>.<br>
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  # The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
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  PREFACE.
  
  
  I. THE PILLOW-TALK
  
  
  II. THE OCCASION OF THE TAIN
  
  
  III. THE RISING-OUT OF THE MEN OF CONNACHT AT
  
  
  CRUACHAN AI
  
  
  IV. THE FORETELLING
  
  
  V. THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN
  
  
  VI. THE MARCH OF THE HOST
  
  
  VII. THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN
  
  
  VIIa. THE SLAYING OF THE SMITH'S HOUND BY
  
  
  CUCHULAIN, AND THE REASON HE IS CALLED CUCHULAIN
  
  
  VIIb. THE TAKING OF ARMS BY CUCHULAIN AND
  
  
  THE SLAYING OF THE THREE SONS OF NECHT SCENE IS NOW TOLD HERE
  
  
  VIIc. BELOW IS A SEPARATE VERSION AS FAR AS THE
  
  
  SLAYING OF ORLAM
  
  
  VIII. THE SLAYING OF ORLAM
  
  
  VIIIa. THE SLAYING OF THE THREE MacARACH
  
  
  VIIIb. THE COMBAT OF LETHAN AND CUCHULAIN
  
  
  
  
  
  VIIIc. THE KILLING OF THE SQUIRREL AND OF THE
  
  
  TAME BIRD
  
  
  VIIId. THE SLAYING OF LOCHE
  
  
  VIIIe. THE KILLING OF UALA
  
  
  VIIIf. THE HARRYING OF CUALNGE FOLLOWETH HERE
  
  
  BELOW