Is Mór a Dealbh: Queen Maedhbh of Connacht

An exploration of one of the heroes of the Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley), Queen Maedhbh of Connacht, said to be the driving force of the war between Connacht and Ulster. But was she? And what's more, was she successful? Is she a soverignity goddess, or simply an Irish heroine?Want to hear or read the Táin? The Tain by Thomas KinsellaFireside, a podcast by Kevin C. Olohan available also on any podcast player. Ulster Cycle begins at episode Conchobar and The Pangs of Ulster, posted Nov 6th 2019 and continues through the next several episodes.Other resources used:"And thus I will it": Queen Medh and the Will to Power by Edyta Lehmann, Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Vol 28 (2008), pp. 142-151The Dream of OengusAided Meidbe - The Violent Death of Maeve. Translation by Vernam Hull, published in Speculum. v.13 issue 1. (Jan. 1938), pp 52-61 (as published on Mary Jones' Celtic Literature Collective). Posted at Storyarchaeology.comLive Irish Myths episode 51: Queen Medb, Mythical IrelandIreland: A Journey into Lost Time by P.A. Ó SíocháinCarrowkeel.com Banríon Méabh at Duchas.ieInis Clodhrann at Duchas.ieMedb's Men, or, The Battle of the Boyne. Book of Lecan, 351b-353a. "Cath Boinde." Eriu. v.2 pp. 173-185. Joseph O'NeillDictionary of Irish Biography: Walker, Roger Chambers. by Martin A Timoney.