18 APRIL 1914, Page 26

The Ancient Irish Epic Tale, Tam's Bo nialnge. By Joseph

Dunn. (David Nutt. 25s. net.)—The story of the CaaInge cattle raid, which has been called the Iliad of Ireland, belongs to the Cuchulain or Ulster cycle of Gaelic poetry. Its historical basis is the very probable fact that a Connacht chieftain and his lady went to war with Ulster about a drove of cattle, headed by the incomparable Brown Bull of Cfialnge. We welcome Professor Dunn's admirable translation, which appears at a moment when Ulster is in arms for a worthier reason. We trust that no Connacht bards will again have to

deplore "The flight of their warriors

In presence of Ulster, That long they'll remember The loss that was theirs!"