Donn Cualinge The Brown Bull of Cooley is the subject of the epic Táin Bó Cuáilnge or Cattle Raid of Cooley one of longest and most famous tales in Celtic history.
Card Text
(8)Donn Cuailnge
Irish • Special • Ally
Sa: If you hit twice in the same turn, you may immediately make a basic attack, if possible. This attack deals +1 damage.
Rucht, the swineherd of King Ochne of the Connaught Si, fought a bitter rivalry with Friuch, the swineherd of king Bodb, and was eventually transformed into the Donn Cuailnge, the Brown Bull of Cooley
Iluustration: RK Post • Set 4 • 05/100
Warrior Pack
Donn Cuailnge is included in the Benrig Medb warrior pack.
Brief History
Medb (Maeve), the warrior queen of Connaught, disputes with her husband, Ailill, over their respective wealth. Because possession of the white-horned bull guarantees Ailill's superiority, Medb resolves to secure the even-more-famous brown bull of Cooley from the Ulstermen. Although Medb is warned of impending doom by a prophetess, the Connaught army proceeds to Ulster. The Ulster warriors are temporarily disabled by a curse, but Cú Chulainn, the youthful Ulster champion, is exempt from the curse and single-handedly holds off the Connaughtmen. The climax of the fighting is a three-day combat between Cu Chulainn and Fer Díad, his friend and foster brother, who is in exile and fighting with the Connaught forces. Cú Chulainn is victorious, and, nearly dead from wounds and exhaustion, he is joined by the Ulster army, which routs the enemy. The brown bull, however, has been captured by Connaught and defeats Ailill's white-horned bull, after which peace is made
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