horslips
charolais
Her words were sharp; they cut him deep, In a war between the sheets. But when he brought his bull to her It meant a woman making war Beyond the eiderdown.  The druids read the smoke and sand; Told her that she would love again. The rhythms from the wolfskin drums Called men to war in hide and bronze. This goddess wore a crown.  Charolais, charolais  We are come for you today. The champions and the Seven Sons are Come to take away the Donn  But the Fairy Child knew more; Saw the host stained red in war, Saw the hero-light around the head Of a dragon-boy just ripe for bed Of wives and manly sons  Ireland's most exciting saga is, undoubtedly, Tain Bo Cuailgne ( The Cattle Raid of Cooley ), the centerpiece of the Ulster cycle of Heroic Tales. Normally referred to as "The Tain", it deals with the conflict between  The forces of Connacht and Ulster for possession of a prize bull. The events of the Tain are estimated to have taken place in Ireland  Approximately 500 B.C. The earliest written version of the Tain known To us is contained in the Book of the Dun Cow, which dates from the 12th Century. Before this the story was kept alive by storytellers. Two other manuscript versions are also available; the 12th century Book Of Leinster and the 14th century Yellow Book of Lecan. The Tain, as Ireland's equivalent of the Aeneid, has long intrigued historians, academics And writers