Meet Medb through the stories
Medb, also written Maeve, is associated with Connacht and the Ulster Cycle. Rathcroghan Visitor Centre explains her role in the Táin Bó Cúailnge, the Cattle Raid of Cooley. This is a starting point for reading Irish heroic literature, rather than a documented biography.
Keep two questions separate
Ask what the story says about Medb, and separately what archaeology can tell us about the landscape associated with it. A place’s connection to a tale does not establish that every event in the tale happened there.
Explore the connection
Begin with the visitor centre’s interpretation, then read the wider story of Rathcroghan. Confirm visitor and access arrangements before planning a journey.