Beings by cycle
Ulster Cycle
The heroic literature of the Ulaid, the people who gave Ulster its name, set around the time of Christ. Its world is Conchobar’s court at Emain Macha, queen Medb’s rival Connacht, and the boy-warrior Cú Chulainn, who holds the province alone in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
- Ulster Cú Chulainn Cú Chulainn, born Setanta, is the supreme hero of the Ulster Cycle: a semi-divine warrior fated from boyhood to undying fame and an early death, who defends Ulster single-handed in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
- Ulster Medb of Connacht Medb is the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle, ruling from Cruachan (Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon) and instigating the Táin Bó Cúailnge, with her legendary grave on Knocknarea in Co. Sligo.