The two sons of Ficce
Two brave Ulster warriors who help Cúchulainn kill Gaile Dána's party at the ford and who first reach him when he lies sick afterward.
Overview
The two sons of Ficce are two brave Ulster warriors who had come to try their strength on the armies. They stand with Cúchulainn and slay all twenty-nine of Gaile Dána's party, and twenty-nine standing-stones are erected there for them. With Senoll Uathach they are the first to reach Cúchulainn as he lies sick, and they bear him back to Conaille, where they bathe his wounds in the waters of a long list of rivers. Kinsella's note says they appear again here as if for the first time, and that there seems to be some confusion.
Connections
Related characters
- Cúchulainn (fight beside him at the ford, then carry him to Conaille)
- Gaile Dána (help kill him and his party)
- Senoll Uathach (arrive with him to reach the sick Cúchulainn)
Places
- Ath Firdia (where they come to try their strength on the armies)
- Conaille (where they nurse Cúchulainn's wounds)
Appears in chapters
Appears in
- Fiacha mac Fir Febe hacks off all twenty-nine hands when they bear Cúchulainn down till his face meets the ford's gravel, and Cúchulainn and the sons of Ficce kill them all. At Ath Firdia. In Chapter X: Combat with Fergus and Others.
- The armies leave southward from Ferdia's Ford and Cúchulainn is left lying sick, until Senoll Uathach and the two sons of Ficce carry him away to Conaille. At Ath Firdia. In Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs.
- Senoll Uathach and the two sons of Ficce carry the wounded Cúchulainn back to Conaille, where they nurse his wounds. At Conaille. In Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs.