In a lengthy prose epic of this country, a teenage hero repels the army of Queen Medb ["mayve"] during the Cattle Raid of Cooley.
A myth from this country describes two rival pig keepers who transform into maggots, are swallowed by cows, and are reborn as bulls. The successive settlement of this country by the descendants of Cessair [CHEH-shahr], Partholon, and Nemed, including a people of Spanish origin called the Milesians, is recorded in its Book of Invasions. A beautiful woman from this country commits suicide after being forced to spend a (*) year with the man she most hates. This country is home to a medley of pagan gods known as the children of Danu, or the Tuatha DÃ© Danann [TOO-huh day DAH-nahn]. In a lengthy prose epic of this country, a teenage hero repels the army of Queen Medb ["mayve"] during the Cattle Raid of Cooley. For 10 points, name this country whose Ulster Cycle describes the exploits of CÃº Chulainn.
A myth from this country describes two rival pig keepers who transform into maggots, are swallowed by cows, and are reborn as bulls.
Ireland [or Ã‰ire [AIR-yuh]; or Republic of Ireland; or Poblacht na hÃ‰irean]