Known as the champion of Ulster although not originally from there, Cuchulainn is probably the best known of Irish Heroes. Originally known as Setanta, he obtained his name Cu-Chulainn after slaying the Hound of Chulainn. Although having obtained his name in a peculiar way Cuchulainn was more noted for his heroic battles, having once single-handedly taken on the armies of Queen Maeve. The people of today would be more familiar with Cuchulainn as the figure in the G.P.O. in Dublin which was the headquarters of the 1916 Rising.

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