Editing Conchobar mac Nessa (section)

===The Cattle Raid of Cooley===
When Medb raises an army from four of the five provinces of Ireland and launches an invasion of Ulster to steal the bull [[Donn Cúailnge]] in the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'', Conchobar, like all the Ulstermen but Cú Chulainn, is unable to fight, disabled by the curse of [[Macha]]. Cú Chulainn fights a series of [[single combat]]s against Connacht champions, hoping to give the Ulstermen time to recover and take the field.

Eventually, Cú Chulainn's father, Sualtam, comes to Conchobar at Emain Macha to warn him of the devastation the Connacht army is creating and demand he raise his army before it's too late. Conchobar and his druids agree that Sualtam should be put to death for breaking the protocol of the court - no-one is permitted to speak before Conchobar but the druids - and Sualtam runs out, but falls and decapitates himself on the sharpened edge of his shield. His severed head is brought back in on his shield, still crying out his warning. Conchobar raises his army and leads them into battle. During the fighting, Fergus has him at his mercy, but Cormac Cond Longas prevents his foster-father from killing his biological father, and Fergus strikes off the top of three hills instead. Medb is eventually forced to retreat by Cú Chulainn, but manages to bring the bull back to Connacht, where it fights her husband Ailill's bull [[Finnbhennach]], kills it, and dies of exhaustion.<ref>Kinsella 1969, pp. 52-253</ref>