What would you sacrifice for everlasting fame - your peace, your future, or even your life?

Uncover the legend of Cú Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster - warrior, prodigy, and tragic defender of a province brought to its knees. Join us as we step into Ireland’s mythic north, where prophecy promises everlasting fame…and a brutally short life.

In this episode, we trace Cú Chulainn from the earliest medieval written sources through the story’s shifting variants: the strange circumstances of his conception, the childhood deed that earns him his fearsome name, and the training that forges him into something almost unstoppable. We follow the legend into the heart of the Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley), where a single young champion stands at the fords against an invading army - while gods a ...