... the only version of The Tain that will be used is the one translated by Ciaran Carson. The Tain is a tale that is a part of the Ulster Cycle, which is a group of eight interrelated stories that recount the exploits of the Ulaid, the prehistoric people of the Northern Ireland. This group of people's history was not mentioned in Book of Invasions that the king of Munster wrote, but there is a possibility that one of the stories from this book influenced The Tain. The most difficult part of ... this research is trying to pinpoint where The Tain originated, which led other scholars to argue...

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