Ath Fuait
Also spelled: Ath Froich, Síd Froich
A ford where Cúchulainn drowned Fraech mac Fidaig, and which took its name Ath Froich from him.
Overview
Ath Fuait is a ford where Cúchulainn was washing in the river when Fraech came to fight him. Fraech drowned there, and the text says the ford is Ath Froich from then on. The hill where his body was taken into the síd is called Síd Froich.
Events here
- Medb sends Fraech mac Fidaig out to challenge Cúchulainn, and he goes to Ath Fuait with nine others. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’. Involves: Medb, Fraech mac Fidaig.
- Fraech goes into the water to fight Cúchulainn, and Cúchulainn holds him under until he drowns. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’. Involves: Fraech mac Fidaig, Cúchulainn.
- A troop of women in green tunics carry Fraech's body into the síd from the hill, and the hill is called Síd Froich from then on. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’. Involves: Fraech mac Fidaig.
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Related places
- Fornocht (Where the army went next)
- Mag Muceda (The plain with the oak, where the army waited the night before)