For 10 points, name this country in which the Cattle Raid of Cooley is defended against by Cu Chulainn.
In a myth from this modern-day country, a brave man ties a band around the ankle of a hanged man that proceeds to come to life. A king of this country finally meets his death when he follows three red-clad men on horseback into a building that is burned down three times by his three exiled foster-brothers. A magic ball of thread draws a traveller into an idyllic land filled with beautiful women, after which one of his men returns home and turns into ashes upon touching the ground, in one of this country's immram narratives. Atop a hill in this country stands a magic rock that (*) cries out in joy when touched by the rightful king. Heroes of this country are inhibited by magical taboos called geis, such as a contradictory prohibition against both eating dog meat and refusing a meal. In an epic from this country, Ferdiad is killed by the thirty-barbed spear Gae Bulg during an invasion launched by Queen Medb. For 10 points, name this country in which the Cattle Raid of Cooley is defended against by Cu Chulainn.
In a myth from this modern-day country, a brave man ties a band around the ankle of a hanged man that proceeds to come to life.
Ireland [or Ã‰ire] 