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Motif in English folklore
The Dun Cow is a common motif in English folklore. "Dun" is a dull shade of brownish grey. The Dun Cow was said to be a savage beast roaming Dunsmore Heath
Dun_Cow
Book by Walter Wangerin
The Book of the Dun Cow (1978) is a fantasy novel by Walter Wangerin Jr. It is loosely based upon the beast fable of Chanticleer and the Fox adapted from
The Book of the Dun Cow (novel)
The_Book_of_the_Dun_Cow_(novel)
12th century Irish vellum manuscript
hUidre (Middle Irish: [ˈl̠ʲeβoɾ n̪a ˈhuðʲɾʲe], LU) or the Book of the Dun Cow (MS 23 E 25) is an Irish vellum manuscript dating to the 12th century.
Lebor_na_hUidre
American author and educator (1944–2021)
known best for his fables The Book of the Dun Cow and its sequel The Book of Sorrows. The Book of the Dun Cow won a U.S. National Book Award in the one-year
Walter_Wangerin_Jr.
City in County Durham, England
Dun Holm. After Eadmer's revelation, Aldhun found that he was able to move the bier, but did not know where Dun Holm was. The legend of the Dun Cow,
Durham,_England
author on the matter of another Buwch Frech. This author translated it as a Dun Cow, and wrote that a bone said to belong to it was to be found in Gwydir near
Buwch_Frech
Large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores
maid who had lost her dun cow. They built Durham Cathedral where it was found. Dutch Golden Age painting: Young Herdsman with Cows by Aelbert Cuyp, 1655–60
Cattle
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up dun, dùn, or dún in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dun most commonly refers to: Dun gene, which produces a brownish-gray color (dun) in horses
Dun
Topics referred to by the same term
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The protagonist of the novel The Book of the Dun Cow, based on the cock from The Nun's Priest's Tale Chanticleer, the name of
Chanticleer
Irish tale belonging to the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology
survives in three Old and Middle Irish recensions, it is part of the Book of Dun Cow. It recounts the birth, life, and death of Conaire Mór son of Eterscél
Togail_Bruidne_Dá_Derga
Legendary reptile in European mythology
Basilisco Chilote Basiliscus (genus) BLIT (short story) The Book of the Dun Cow Cikavac Cockatrice Colo Colo (mythology) Germanic dragon Harry Potter and
Basilisk
Mythological serpent
Abraxas Anzu (dinosaur) Basan Basilisco Chilote Basilisk The Book of the Dun Cow (novel) Cockatrice (Dungeons & Dragons) Colo Colo (mythology) Ichneumon
Cockatrice
are the late 11th/early 12th century Lebor na hUidre (LU, Book of the Dun Cow); the Book of Leinster (early 12th-century); and MS Rawlinson B 502 (Rawl
Irish_mythology
biographer of Saint Columba. The Vision of Adamnán appears in The Book of the Dun Cow and the Speckled Book, both held by the Royal Irish Academy, and two additional
The_Vision_of_Adamnán
Type of ancient or medieval fort in Britain and Ireland
Zealand – from Dùn Èideann, the Gaelic name for Edinburgh. Dunedin, Florida, USA – see Dunedin, New Zealand. Prehistoric Scotland Dun cow James, Alan. "The
Dun_(fortification)
Church in Durham, County Durham, England
local legend of the Dun Cow and the saint's hagiography, the monks followed two milk maids who were searching for a dun-coloured cow and found themselves
Durham_Cathedral
Parish in Lancashire, England
a giant "dun cow" which roamed the area at the time of the Plague, and whose milk saved the local inhabitants, and was buried at nearby Cow Hill, near
Whittingham,_Lancashire
Supernatural race in Irish mythology
according to an 11th-century text in Lebor na hUidre (the Book of the Dun Cow), or to have had one eye, one arm and one leg. However, those Fomorians
Fomorians
Street in Durham, England
is accessed by Owengate and Dun Cow Lane, the latter taking its name from a local legend involving a milkmaid and her cow. From the west, a passageway
The_Bailey
Motif in Irish mythology and medieval chivalric romance literature
recounted in the 12th-century The Voyage of Bran in the Old Irish Book of the Dun Cow, Bran mac Febail is visited by a mysterious woman urging him to sail to
Land_of_Maidens
Myrobella House, in Trimdon Station before joining them for lunch at Dun Cow Inn in Sedgefield. The two couples then went for a tour of Sedgefield Community
State visit by George W. Bush to the United Kingdom
State_visit_by_George_W._Bush_to_the_United_Kingdom
Irish legend
the Dun Cow and a seventeenth-century copy of this manuscript, Trinity College, Dublin, H. 4. 22. It is clear, however, that the Book of the Dun Cow combined
Serglige_Con_Culainn
Supernatural race in Irish and Scottish mythology
Bhaile an Mhóta (The Book of Ballymote) Lebor na hUidre (The Book of the Dun Cow) Leabhar Buidhe Lecain (The Yellow Book of Lecan) Leabhar (Mór) Leacain
Aos_Sí
Part of the Canterbury Tales
reinstated in the 1970 U.S. tour. Chanticleer and the Fox The Book of the Dun Cow General Goodall, Peter; Greentree, Rosemary; Bright, Christopher, eds.
The_Nun's_Priest's_Tale
Greyhound Argent, collared Gules (for the Earldom of Richmond) a Red dragon a Dun cow (of Warwick) a Crowned hawthorn bush with the cypher H.R. (recalling the
Royal_badges_of_England
dry, as a result of which it fled to Warwickshire where it became the Dun cow. As a punishment, the witch was turned into stone and surrounded by other
Petrifaction in mythology and fiction
Petrifaction_in_mythology_and_fiction
Establishment that serves alcoholic drinks
(Bush being a teetotaler) with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Dun Cow pub in Sedgefield, County Durham, in Blair's home constituency. There were
Pub
Magical bull from Irish mythology
recension of the tale is found in the Lebor na hUidre ("The Book of the Dun Cow"). This was in large part copied in the Lebor Buide Lecáin, ("The Yellow
Donn_Cuailnge
Epic of early Irish literature
first consists of a partial text in Lebor na hUidre (the "Book of the Dun Cow"), a late 11th-/early 12th-century manuscript compiled in the monastery
Táin_Bó_Cúailnge
Type of British theatrical entertainment popular between 1850 and 1960
by Harry Champion. Harry Wincott (1867–1947), composer of "When The Old Dun Cow Caught Fire" sung by Harry Champion, and (arguably) "Mademoiselle from
Music_hall
was a gospeller from 1541 until his death in 1548. Brantingham lived in Dun Cow Lane, Lydgate, from 1540. Durham (1946) The Durham University journal,
William_Brantingham
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Durham, England
(formerly Queen's Street) and Dun Cow Lane, the latter taking its name from a local legend involving a milkmaid and her cow. From the west a passageway
Palace_Green
Figure from Irish mythology
of Mairid), preserved in the 12th century Lebor na hUidre ("Book of the Dun Cow"). The tale has been translated by P. W. Joyce and by Standish Hayes O'Grady
Lí_Ban_(mermaid)
Figure in Irish mythology
preserved in the near-contemporary Leabhar na h-Uidhri (The Book of the Dun Cow) and in four later manuscripts. The name of the village of Loughbrickland
Bricriu
Village in Staffordshire, England
modern dwellings. From here, the northern end of the village sits Ye Olde Dun Cow, which doubles as a restaurant and a bed and breakfast inn. Further out
Colton,_Staffordshire
Grouping of Irish myths
manuscripts of the Ulster Cycle are Lebor na hUidre, "The Book of the Dun Cow", dating to no later than 1106, and The Book of Leinster, compiled around
Ulster_Cycle
Former royal residence in London, England
painted royal heraldic beasts in a garden at Richmond Palace. Wolsey said a dun cow (referring to the Earldom of Richmond) was also found in the heraldry of
Richmond_Palace
Road in South East London, England
have been closing since the 1980s. At one point, there were 39 pubs. The Dun Cow at No. 279 opened in 1856 and was well known as a gin palace, and later
Old_Kent_Road
Figure in Irish mythology
found in an 11th-century manuscript called Lebor na hUidre (The Book of Dun Cow); in a 15th Century manuscript called Laud 610 kept at the Bodleian Library
Tuan_mac_Cairill
Myths and legends of English culture
Woods Border Morris Bottle-kicking Byard's Leap Chained Oak The Derby Ram Dun Cow Fulk FitzWarin Godiva Guy of Warwick Haxey Hood Game Jack of Kent Lincoln
English_folklore
1967 single by the Doors
that borrows from the 12th-century Irish Lebor na hUidre (Book of the Dun Cow) manuscript. According to local Santa Barbara, California, lore, Morrison
The_Crystal_Ship
County town of Shropshire, England
14th-century wall painting, and its timbers have been dated to c.1404. The Dun Cow in Abbey Foregate dates to the 16th century. Two newspapers are published
Shrewsbury
Music hall, singer and composer (1865–1942)
which Champion performed. Champion followed this up with "When the Old Dun Cow Caught Fire" (written and composed by Harry Wincott), which he introduced
Harry_Champion
Frederik Pohl Jem Science Fiction (paperback) Walter Wangerin The Book of the Dun Cow Western Louis L'Amour Bendigo Shafter 1981 First Novel Ann Arensberg Sister
List of winners of the National Book Award
List_of_winners_of_the_National_Book_Award
American dramatist (born 1960)
The Gifts of the Magi (co-written with Randy Courts), The Book of the Dun Cow (co-written by Randy Courts), Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer (winner of
Mark_St._Germain
Village in Oxfordshire, England
ale-houses: the Chequers, the Dun Cow and the King's Arms, but the Chequers and the Kings Arms had ceased trading by 1795. The Dun Cow was on the main road opposite
North_Leigh
Legendary English hero
travels widely, battling fantastic monsters such as dragons, giants, a Dun Cow (sometimes known as tifmo) and great boars. He returns and weds Felice
Guy_of_Warwick
Irish bishop and monastic saint
Abbey – which supplied the parchment for the Leobr na h'Uidre, Book of the Dun Cow, one of the oldest and most important Irish literary collections, compiled
Ciarán_of_Clonmacnoise
Market town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England
including the Wheatsheaf, the Saracen's Head, the Plough and Bell, the Dun Cow, and the Brown Bear. At the zenith of the coaching era in the 1830s, Daventry
Daventry
1513 battle of the War of the League of Cambrai
topped by the King's beasts, the Lion, Dragon, Greyhound, Antelope, and Dun Cow. The Emperor Maximilian came to Aire-sur-la-Lys in August, with a small
Battle_of_the_Spurs
Lutheran university in Valparaiso, Indiana, US
English and theology; National Book Award winning author of The Book of the Dun Cow "U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal
Valparaiso_University
920: Guy returns to Phyllida and tells her he has slain the Dun Cow (464-488): the Dun Cow's head is brought in, Guy and Phyllida are betrothed and led
Warwick_Pageant
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Buck by 1786 and the Bull by 1806. The only pub currently trading is the Dun Cow. The village was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part
Hornton
American musical group from Vermont
They Close The Minstrel Show The Coal Town Road Lovell the Robber The Old Dun Cow For Rusty Reuben James Round The Bend Gin Ye Marry Me or Birnie Bouzle
Woods_Tea_Company
British artist
church in Elmdon Heath and a wall-mounted group piece, Sir Guy and the Dun Cow, for a shopping centre in Coventry. Both the Herbert Art Gallery and Leamington
Alma_Ramsey
Irish mythological narrative
manuscripts. The oldest of these is a fragment contained in the Book of the Dun Cow; this copy is complemented by the later two, found in H. 3. 17 and H. 2
The_Expulsion_of_the_Déisi
U.K. literary award
Stoughton John Grindrod Outskirts Hodder & Stoughton John Lister-Kaye The Dun Cow Rib Canongate Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris The Lost Words Hamish
Wainwright_Prize
English breeding steer (1796–1807)
town named after him: Durham Ox in Victoria, Australia. Animals portal Dun Cow#Durham Craven Heifer "200 years since the sad demise of the legend that
Durham_Ox
Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. "Sir Guy and the Dun Cow". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original
List of public art in Coventry
List_of_public_art_in_Coventry
English writer, poet, and activist (1775–1864)
appreciation of the two poets led to a warm friendship. He also wrote a work "The Dun Cow" which was written in defence of his friend Parr who had been attacked
Walter_Savage_Landor
British teacher, writer, and folklorist
a 12th-century manuscript known as Lebor na hUidre, or the Book of the Dun Cow (a version described by the later translator Thomas Kinsella as "a badly
L._Winifred_Faraday
Irish scholar
Celtische Philologie 17 : 389-402 (1928). Lebor na Huidre : Book of the Dun Cow; edited by R. I. Best and O. J. Bergin. Dublin, published for the R.I.A
Richard_Irvine_Best
1634 narrative by Geoffrey Keating
language manuscripts in the library of the Royal Irish Academy Book of the Dun Cow Book of Lecan Book of Fermoy Book of Ballymote Speckled Book Book of Ui
Foras_Feasa_ar_Éirinn
Heraldic sculptures
painted royal heraldic beasts in a garden at Richmond Palace. Wolsey said a dun cow (referring to the Earldom of Richmond) was also found in the heraldry of
King's Beasts, Hampton Court Palace
King's_Beasts,_Hampton_Court_Palace
Ruined monastery in County Offaly, Ireland
the Scriptures representing the apex of their efforts. The Book of the Dun Cow, a vellum manuscript dating to the 12th century, was written here and its
Clonmacnoise
Village in Warwickshire, England
in Dunchurch to cater for travellers. Two of these still remain; the 'Dun Cow' and 'The Green Man' Many notable people have stayed at Dunchurch. Most
Dunchurch
Village in England
the old tubline and over the railway line closed by Beeching to the Old Dun Cow, perennially known as the "Cowtail". The nearest town is Crook, a 20-minute
Roddymoor
(1937–2025), The Choirboys Walter Wangerin Jr. (1944–2017), The Book of the Dun Cow Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844–1911), The Gates Ajar Jesmyn Ward (born
List_of_American_novelists
Sea god in Irish mythology
been noticed. Mannanán also owned a speckled cow that he and Aengus retrieved from India along with a dun cow, two golden goblets and two spancels of silk
Manannán_mac_Lir
1738 (12 Geo. 2. c. 18) Warwick Roads Act 1742 (16 Geo. 2. c. 20) The Dun Cow is located at the junction of the B4429 and the A426 in Dunchurch, Warwickshire
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1759
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1759
Village in Warwickshire, England
were four public houses in the village; The Raven, the White Lion, the Dun Cow and the Bull's Head. Brinklow is governed by Brinklow Parish Council, which
Brinklow
Scottish breed of cattle
smaller island type, usually black, and a larger mainland type, usually dun – were registered as a single breed. It is reared primarily for beef, and
Highland_cattle
Irish literature up to 15th century
books of miscellaneous literature are Lebor na hUidre, or "Book of the Dun Cow", transcribed about 1100, and the Book of Leinster, which dates from about
Early_Irish_literature
6th-century Irish saint
preserved in the book of the Dun Cow, so called because its parchment was made from the hide of St. Ciaran's favourite cow. Being buried in the graveyard
Caillín
and Sigyn are mentioned as well, though not all by name. The Book of the Dun Cow (1978) by Walter Wangerin, Jr. combines Norse legends with biblical themes
Norse mythology in popular culture
Norse_mythology_in_popular_culture
Hill in Lancashire, England
The hill and its environs are the location of the legend of the enormous Dun Cow, which was reputed to wander freely across the moorland, and to be in the
Parlick
A325 roads. Egham and Bagshot Road Act 1727 (1 Geo. 2. St. 2. c. 6) The Dun Cow is located at the junction of the B4429 and the A426 in Dunchurch, Warwickshire
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1738
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1738
'that child will be a great comedian one day'. His works included "The Old Dun Cow", "Mademoiselle from Armentières", "How's Your Father?", and "Father's
Harry_Wincott
Human settlement in England
Elizabeth Milbanke and John Bacchus Dykes lived there at different times. The Dun Cow, a pub which is number 37, is a grade II listed building. Numbers 1, 5
Elvet
Story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology
Archive. Best, R.I. and Osborn Bergin (eds.), Lebor na hUidre. Book of the Dun Cow. Dublin, 1929. 50–3. Diplomatic edition of the Lebor na hUidre. Available
Fled_Bricrenn
Stone circle in Shropshire, England
dry, as a result of which it fled to Warwickshire where it became the Dun cow. As a punishment, the witch was turned into stone and surrounded by other
Mitchell's_Fold
Human settlement in England
the skeleton of a Dun Cow. This was a fabled beast from English folklore, and according to various versions of the story the Stanion cow was either killed
Stanion
Irish monastic
Clonmacnoise with his pet cow, which was a particularly good milker; long after her death in great old age the Book of the Dun Cow was bound in her skin.
Enda_of_Aran
History of Sligo, Ireland
Irishman” according to Henry Sidney. The Leabhar na hUidhre, or Book of the Dun Cow, was kept in Sligo for 170 years after being taken from Tírconaill as ransom
History_of_Sligo
Former association football club in England
by William Nolli, a Scotsman who had moved to Darlington to run the Old Dun Cow pub. Nolli claimed to have played with Hibernian and, unable to find an
Darlington St Augustine's F.C.
Darlington_St_Augustine's_F.C.
Prayer books, psalters and illustrated bibles
City of God) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy (Lebor na hUidre, (Book of the Dun Cow)) Durham, Cathedral Library, MS A. I. 10 (Berengaudus, On the Apocalypse)
List of illuminated manuscripts
List_of_illuminated_manuscripts
Church in Dublin, Ireland
Torah, Talmud (Mischna and Ghemara), Massor, Pentateuch, Book of the Dun Cow, Book of Ballymote, Garland of Howth, Book of Kells: their dispersal, persecution
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin
Church_of_the_Immaculate_Conception,_Dublin
Act 1723 (10 Geo. 1. c. 9) Warwick Roads Act 1738 (12 Geo. 2. c. 18) The Dun Cow is located at the junction of the B4429 and the A426 in Dunchurch, Warwickshire
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1742
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1742
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
combined village school and preschool. There is also a public house, The Dun Cow, which is tied to Elgood's Brewery of Wisbech. There is a recreation ground
Christchurch,_Cambridgeshire
River in Staffordshire, England
eastwards along its southern flank. It is crossed by a minor road at Dun Cow's Grove, and turns to the south-east. It is joined by several small streams
River_Manifold
British brewery
The Dun Cow Inn, Old Elvet, Durham, was a Castle Eden public house
Castle_Eden_Brewery
Escarpment in Durham, England
was until they overheard one woman asking another if she had seen her dun cow and being told she had seen it "Down in Dunholme", upon which they followed
Mountjoy,_Durham
Civil Parish in Suffolk, England
The Dun Cow Public House
Listed buildings in Bardwell, Suffolk
Listed_buildings_in_Bardwell,_Suffolk
English naturalist, conservationist, and author
Canongate Books. 2015. ISBN 978-1782114154. Lister-Kaye, John (2017). The Dun Cow Rib: A Very Natural Childhood. Canongate books. Lister-Kaye, John (1972)
John_Lister-Kaye
Scottish designer and painter (1897–1991)
Queens College in 1564, Durham by LNER (1932) based on the legend of the dun cow shows pilgrims following a milkmaid with Durham Cathedral in the background
Doris_Zinkeisen
Ancient Irish book
(translation), 2: 307–9 , translation from the version in The Book of the Dun Cow, as transcribed in Windsich, E. (1882), Compendium of Irish Grammar, pp
Echtra_Condla
English history play
adventure is derived from the legend of Huon of Bordeaux. The reference to a Dun Cow adventure seems to derive from a lost 1592 ballad, "A pleasant songe of
The Tragical History of Guy Earl of Warwick
The_Tragical_History_of_Guy_Earl_of_Warwick
Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 January 2019 Historic England, "The Dun Cow Public House, Shrewsbury (1246447)", National Heritage List for England
Listed buildings in Shrewsbury (outer areas)
Listed_buildings_in_Shrewsbury_(outer_areas)
Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2019 Historic England, "Dun Cow Public House, Wellington (1292478)", National Heritage List for England
Listed buildings in Wellington, Shropshire
Listed_buildings_in_Wellington,_Shropshire
American a cappella sea shanty quintet
South Australia To Ireland Leaving of Liverpool Johnny Come to Hilo Old Dun Cow Blow Liza Blow Bristol Girls Toss and Roll Ocean Liner Blow Boys Blow Fire
Bounding_Main
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