The handsomest hero in Ireland : a tale of two halves

04/12/2022
The handsomest hero in Ireland : a tale of two halves

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New research and a brand new paper. By Professor Ralph Kenna, Daniel Curley and Mike McCarthy Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems The most famous story in Irish mythology is Táin Bó Cúailnge – the Cattle Raid of Cooley. It’s about a war between Connacht in the west of Ireland and Ulster in the north....