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'''''An Táin''''' (meaning "the herd" or "cattle-raid") is an Irish-language comic written by [[Colmán Ó Raghallaigh]], drawn by [[Barry Reynolds]], coloured by [[Adrien Merigeau]], lettered by [[Roxanne Burchartz]], and published by [[Cló Mhaigh Eo]] in 2006. It adapts the ancient Irish epic [[Táin Bó Cúailnge]] ("the cattle-raid of Cooley"), in which queen [[Méabh of Connacht]] invades Ulster to steal the bull [[Donn Cuailgne]], opposed by the teenage Ulster hero [[Cú Chulainn]]. It won the Oireachtas na Gaeilge Irish Language Book of the Year award for Young People (Leabhar Na Bliana do Dhaoine Óga) for 2006.
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'''''An Táin''''' is an Irish-language [[graphic novel]] published by [[Cló Mhaigh Eo]] in 2006. Written by [[Colmán Ó Raghallaigh]] and illustrated by [[Barry Reynolds (character designer)|Barry Reynolds]], it adapts the ancient Irish epic ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'' ("the cattle-raid of Cooley").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leabhar.com/taineng.htm|title=An Táin - English Translation|publisher=Leabhar|accessdate=16 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922183059/http://www.leabhar.com/taineng.htm|archive-date=22 September 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The work won the 2006 [[Oireachtas na Gaeilge]] Irish Language Book of the Year award for Young People (Leabhar Na Bliana do Dhaoine Óga).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2006/graphic-novel-an-tain-wins-major-irish-gaelic-language-prize/|accessdate=26 September 2013|publisher=Forbidden Planet|date=27 November 2006|title=Graphic novel An Táin wins major Irish Gaelic language prize|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927212221/http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2006/graphic-novel-an-tain-wins-major-irish-gaelic-language-prize/|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Cló Mhaigh Eo published a follow-up/prequel, [[Deirdre agus Mic Uisnigh]] ("Deirdre and the sons of Uisnech"), by Ó Raghallaigh, Reynolds and colourist Audrey O'Brien, in 2008.
Cló Mhaigh Eo published ''[[Deirdre agus Mic Uisnigh]]'' ("Deirdre and the sons of Uisnech") as a prequel in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inismagazine.ie/reviews/book/deirdre-agus-mic-uisnigh|accessdate=26 September 2013|work=Inis Magazine|language=Irish|title=Deirdre agus Mic Uisnigh|author=Conghail, R}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 07:00, 3 June 2024

An Táin
Date2006
PublisherCló Mhaigh Eo
Creative team
WriterColmán Ó Raghallaigh
ArtistBarry Reynolds
LettererRoxanne Burchartz
ColoristAdrien Merigeau
EditorRoss Murray
Original publication
LanguageIrish
ISBN1-899922-28-8

An Táin is an Irish-language graphic novel published by Cló Mhaigh Eo in 2006. Written by Colmán Ó Raghallaigh and illustrated by Barry Reynolds, it adapts the ancient Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge ("the cattle-raid of Cooley").[1] The work won the 2006 Oireachtas na Gaeilge Irish Language Book of the Year award for Young People (Leabhar Na Bliana do Dhaoine Óga).[2]

Cló Mhaigh Eo published Deirdre agus Mic Uisnigh ("Deirdre and the sons of Uisnech") as a prequel in 2008.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "An Táin - English Translation". Leabhar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Graphic novel An Táin wins major Irish Gaelic language prize". Forbidden Planet. 27 November 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ Conghail, R. "Deirdre agus Mic Uisnigh". Inis Magazine (in Irish). Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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