Scéla Mucce meic Dathó

Scéla Mucce meic Dathó (Story of Mac Datho's Pig), a short tale of the Ulster cycle, preserved in the Book of Leinster and dating from the early 9th cent. Ailill and Medb of Connacht and Conchobor of Ulster each ask Mac Dathó, King of Leinster, for his great hound Ailbe. To decide the issue he invites both sides to a feast, at which a contest takes place regarding the first carving of the pig prepared for them.