Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster
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- First published
- 1909
- Pages
- 176Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 4 of 10
A little about the story
The great Irish hero Cuchulain earns his name as a boy by killing a ferocious hound, and grows into the mightiest warrior of Ulster. When Queen Meave of Connaught invades to steal the Brown Bull, Cuchulain defends Ulster alone.
Eleanor Hull, a scholar of early Irish literature, retells the ancient sagas in clear, vivid prose for young readers.
Things You May Not Know About Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster
- Based on the Táin Bó Cúailnge, the great epic of early Irish literature.
- By a pioneering scholar. Eleanor Hull founded the Irish Texts Society.
- The hound of Ulster. Cuchulain means the hound of Culann.
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