Ath Buide
A ford where Cúchulainn killed Buide mac Báin with a short spear.
Overview
Ath Buide is a ford where Buide mac Báin was killed. He was at the head of three score of Ailill's men, who had the bull with them. The text says the ford is named after him, the man who was killed on it.
Events here
- Buide mac Báin leads Ailill's men and the bull past Cúchulainn, and Cúchulainn goes to the ford after them. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Buide mac Báin, Ailill, Cúchulainn.
- Cúchulainn throws a short spear through Buide's armpit at the ford, and the ford takes its name from him. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Cúchulainn, Buide mac Báin.
‘Well, Buide, here is a spear for you!’
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Related places
- Ath Tolam Sét (The next ford in the same stretch of the bull hunt)