The Táin March, a reconstruction of the walk in famous tale (file pic).

Story of Queen Medb in Castletown Geoghegan

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Archaeologist Paul Gosling will assess Fr Robert Callary’s re-telling of the Táin Bó Cúailnge, as published in 40 weekly instalment in the Westmeath Examiner between August 1957 and June 1958, in St Michael’s Hall, Castletown Geoghegan, on Tuesday March 12, 7.30pm, .

Hear the story of Queen Medb’s epic winter raid to steal a prize bull from Cooley, County Lough, and discover the connection between that ancient tale and this locality.

Paula Sheridan, Bridie Scally, Brigid Mayes, Trish Riding and Claire Delabre, the team who created the Westmeath panel for the Táin Tapestry, depicting one of the great tales in Irish mythology, the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
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