Morgain Daimler’s new translation of The Táin is a gem. The meticulous attention to the details, nuances and considerations of the Old Irish furnish us with a telling of the story of the great cattle raid that surpasses the other versions I have read. The reading experience brings a tale that glistens with bloodshed, magical weapons, enmity, alliances, promises made and broken, war goddess intervention, wounds made and wounds healed. The reader of this translation experiences at once the confidence of the great Queen Medb, the origination of Irish place names from battle after battle, and the sorcerous warrior skills of Cu Chulainn that are worthy of the highest stories of fantasy. If this isn’t enough, there is as much of interest in the footnotes clarifying questions and theories about the usage of the old Irish terms and phrases as there is in the story itself. I highly recommend this new translation as a must-have on the shelf of every lover of Irish myth, and am thankful to Daimler for the work and immense skill in providing it.

– Nikki Wardwell Sleath author of Dream Sorcery, The Goddess Seals, and You Might Be A Witch