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One night in bed, the promiscuous Connacht Queen, Maeve, with her
husband Ailill. They argue over who has the most wealth. doesn't
like the suggestion that a kept man. "Her words were sharp; they cut
him deep, in a war between the sheets". Ailill's magnificent Bull is
the deciding factor in their subsequent of possessions. Maeve's
a bad loser. Mac Roth, her messenger, goes to to rent the famed
Brown Bull for a year, giving Maeve the decider. "I once told her where
she could find her dream". The Bull's owner is until Mac Roth and
his get very drunk and reveal that had they not been allowed to borrow
the bull they would have it by force. The deal breaks down. They go
home emptyhanded. Maeve on war.
Having marshalled all her warriors, and allies Munster and Tara, and
with Ailill's six brothers and their armies standing by receives
favourable from her Druids. The long march to Cooley begins. "The
champions and the Seven Sons are come to take the Donn". However, a
appears and warns Maeve of impending defeat at the hand of Dearg
Doom, Cu Chulainn. "Saw the stained red in war, saw the hero-light
around the head of a dragon-boy". The is ignored.
Meanwhile, the men of are ill with labour pains - the legacy of a
curse put on for their inhuman treatment of a pregnant woman. The one
man exempt from curse is Cu Chulainn, whose very birth is shrouded in
mystery. he takes on the defence of Ulster, harassing Maeve's
soldiers, "And like a hawk I'll and swoop again", beheading those who
stray from the main force. "You can hear me shout 'two are better than
none. One hundred heads are so much better one'". Cu Chulainn is a
man. Originally called Setanta, he became known as Cu Chulainn, the
Hound of Culann, because of his savagery. As the Connacht losses
greater, the deposed of Ulster, Fergus MacRoich, who is having a secret
affair with Maeve, meets Cu Chulainn and arranges a treaty. Cu
agrees to singlehanded combat with any champion provided Maeve's
army does not advance. One by one, day day he defeats each warrior
until eventually he faces his old foster-brother and close Ferdia.
Cu Chulainn pleads with Ferdia to leave. "But just laughed and shook
his golden head and then they fell to battle again". For three they
at a ford and appear evenly matched until on the third day Cu Chulainn
flies into a rage and lets his supernatural javelin, the terrible Gae
Bolga, destroys his friend. As Ferdia falls Cu Chulainn catches him
and him to the riverbank, lamenting. "Life was a game, Now I miss
your name; your golden hair". overcome by despair Cu Chulainn abandons
the fight.
Maeve's army south with the stolen bull. The Ulster men rally and
with Cu Chulainn in their ranks give chase. "But before you hit off,
let me say this you bit off more than you can chew". The Morrigan,
Queen of Demons, who has been slaughter all along, prophesies
the outcome. In the battle follows the Connacht army is routed.
"It seems our fortunes lied despite our gain. Our tears fall our
pride". Maeve's life is spared by Cu Chulainn. As the are taking
the Brown Bull home, meet Ailill's Bull, the White-Horned one. The Donn
immediately attacks the White. "You can fool alright but can you fool
the beast"? All day and night they are in combat. Morning sees the
victorious. The armies consider destroying him, the cause of all their
suffering, but leave him as, dying, he homewards.