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How Cú Culainn got his name

How Cú Culainn got his name. Conor , the King of Ireland had fierce warriors called the Red Branch Knights. King Conor had a clever nephew called Setanta. Setanta wanted to be a Red Branch Knight but he was too young. Setanta loved to play hurling.

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How Cú Culainn got his name

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  1. How CúCulainn got his name

  2. Conor, the King of Ireland had fierce warriors called the Red Branch Knights

  3. King Conor had a clever nephew called Setanta

  4. Setanta wanted to be a Red Branch Knight but he was too young

  5. Setanta loved to play hurling

  6. Setanta asked again to join the Red Branch Knights

  7. He stayed at home & worked on the farm

  8. Storytellers visited & told great stories of the Red Branch Knights

  9. That night, Setanta decided to run away and join the Red Branch Knights

  10. He met King Conor and the king said he could stay

  11. The king was going to a party. Setanta was playing hurling.

  12. When the game finished, Setanta went to the party. A mad dog was on guard!

  13. The dog attacked. Setanta hit the ball & killed the hound

  14. Culainn, the host no longer had a dog to guard his home

  15. Setanta offered to help & guard Culainn’s house

  16. That’s how Setanta got a new name – CúCulainn or hound of Culann

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