Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once. In Australia, such stealing is often referred to as duffing, and the...

cows of Cooley"), commonly known as The Táin or less commonly as The Cattle Raid of Cooley, is an epic from Irish mythology. It is often called "the Irish...

historical epic Táin Bó Cúailnge (English: Cattle Raid of Cooley). The traditional habit of Bedouin tribes of raiding other tribes, caravans, or settlements...

served as a model for later cattle raiding epic myths and most likely as a moral justification for the practice of raiding among Indo-European peoples...

served as a model for later cattle raiding epic myths and most likely as a moral justification for the practice of raiding among Indo-European peoples...

of Ulster, and is best known for starting the Táin Bó Cúailnge ("The Cattle Raid of Cooley") to steal Ulster's prize stud bull Donn Cúailnge. Medb is...

region is a very insecure area. For years now, there has been a number of cattle raids going on, terrorising the civilian population and killing hundreds of...

plundered Beijing area. Another report of 1489 attested that soldiers had raided in Henan province. Robinson points out that "dire economic straits" forced...

Medb. The longest and most important tale is the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley). The Ulster Cycle is one of the four 'cycles' of Irish mythology...

Cattle theft, more commonly cattle raiding or cattle lifting, is a property crime in India. In the ancient and medieval era India texts, stealing cattle...

Táin Bó Fraích: The Cattle Raid of Fráech Táin Bó Regamain: The Cattle Raid of Regamon Táin Bó Dartada: The Raid for Dartaid's Cattle Táin Bó Flidhais or...

of the túath". For most of the year they lived in the wild, hunting, cattle raiding other Irish clans, training, and fighting as mercenaries. Scholars believe...

pollution through increased runoff and welfare issues for cattle. Stealing livestock, as in cattle raiding classifies as theft, not as poaching. The United Nations'...

order. Men gave cattle to the king (mugabe) to demonstrate their loyalty and to mark life-cycle changes or victories in cattle raiding. This loyalty was...

by the change in number of states is what led to the violence. While cattle raiding has been going on for years, some residents stated militias were targeting...

the armies of queen Medb of Connacht in the famous Táin Bó Cúailnge ("Cattle Raid of Cooley"). He is known for his terrifying battle frenzy (ríastrad)...

in full. MacGregor became a respected cattleman—this was a time when cattle raiding and selling protection against theft were commonplace means of earning...

southern Africa, with the goal of seizing Basuto cattle as a form of punishment for past Basuto cattle raiding. A combination of stiff Basuto resistance, poor...

horns. Raya cattle are closely related to the Afar cattle; this is a result of historical cattle raiding by the Raya people. The Raya cattle are however...

and their cattle were once again looted. The wars with the Korana and his indiscriminate cattle raiding cost Sekonyela heavily in both in cattle and followers...

his handsomeness and exploits. He belongs to the Fir Domnann. In "The Cattle-Raid of Fráech" Fráech travels to the court of Ailill and Medb in pursuit...

head-on confrontations and instead emphasized raiding and looting, usually of livestock (see cattle raiding). The Umayyad-period Bedouin poet al-Kutami...

cows to buy a bride if a young man hopes to marry, which encourages cattle raiding. Violence between the two groups goes back generations, exacerbated...

Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) is the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He rules from Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh). He...

Mhor in Walter Scott's 'The Highland Widow'. Stories of the Cateran cattle-raiding tradition of the Scottish clans can be found in 'School of the Moon'...

in Ireland – many former guerrillas having turned to armed robbery, cattle raiding, and selling protection against theft to provide for themselves, their...

in South Sudan. The Nuer people are pastoralists who herd cattle for a living. Their cattle serve as companions and define their lifestyle. The Nuer call...

riders to wolves, cattle raiding, bandits, murderers, and others. A frequent story line was the constant need to find water for the cattle. The scout spent...

their war cry of Loch Slòigh. The clan was noted for the night time cattle raiding of neighbouring clan lands, (particularly those of Clan Colquhoun),...

up the main action of the Táin Bó Cúailnge ('Cattle Raid of Cooley') begins on Samhain. As cattle-raiding typically was a summer activity, the invasion...