Baiscne
Medb's hound, killed by Cúchulainn with a sling-stone.
Overview
Medb has a young hound. Its name was Baiscne, and Cúchulainn slings a stone at it and takes off its head. The place where this happened is called Druim Baiscne, the Ridge of Baiscne, since that time.
Connections
Related characters
- Cúchulainn (kills it with a sling-stone)
- Medb (owner of the hound)
Places
Appears in chapters
Appears in
- The army leaves for Fornocht, the Naked Place, and Cúchulainn kills Medb's young hound Baiscne with a sling-stone. At Fornocht. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’.