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Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Aided Lóchaprose
Anecdote about the death of Medb's handmaid Lócha (Recension 1) or Loche (Recension 2).
DinnshenchasAidedMedb of CrúachanCú ChulainnRéid LóchaCuincheLócha
Táin bó Cúailnge I
Aided Lóthairprose
Story about the death of Medb’s cowherd Lóthar, with an additional anecdote about the search for the bull (tarb). It occurs only in the first recension of TBC.
AideddinnshenchasMedb of CrúachanDonn CúailngeGlenn GatSlíab Cuillinn ... Slieve GullionLóthar
Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Damgal na tarbprose
The episode of the fight between the two bulls, Donn Cúailnge and Finnbennach, towards the end of the Táin (I, II). It includes the brief tale of Bricriu’s death (Aided Bricrinn/Bricni).
Early IrishFinnbennach (Aí)BricriuDonn CúailngeCúailnge ... Cooley, Co. Louth
Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Ús in Duib Chúalngni for táinprose
The final episode of the Táin (I, II) and an epilogue to the story of the fight of the two bulls. In the texts, Donn Cúailnge, severely wounded after its triumph over Finnbennach, returns home, scattering body parts of its opponent on the road and giving rise to new placenames. It dies at the end of its journey, either in Druim Tairb (TBC I) or near Taul Tairb (TBC II). Both recensions make use of dinnshenchas in describing the bull’s itinerary, but differ in the placenames they refer to.
Early IrishFinnbennach (Aí)Donn CúailngeCúailnge ... Cooley, Co. Louth
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