Episode 12: Kiss of the Crow Queen

An episode from the Tain Bo Cauilgne, The Cattle Raid of Cooley, the great epic of Irish & Celtic oral literature.

A great translation of the Tain is:

The Tain by Ciaran Carson

I've been so inspired by this stunning reimagining of the Cuchulainn tales - it is heartbreaking how little attention this book has received:

Cuchulainn & The Crow Queen by Bernard Kelly

Both are essentials for any mythic library!

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