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Ath Imfóit

A ford on the Boann where Cúchulainn chased the pursuers and the sods flew from his horses' hooves.

Overview

Ath Imfóit is a ford on the Boann river. The text says it is named for the sods flying this way and that from Cúchulainn's horses' hooves as he chased the pursuers over it.

Events here

  1. Cúchulainn chased the pursuers over the ford at Ath Imfóit on the Boann river, and the sods flying from his horses' hooves gave the ford its name. In Cúchulainn's Courtship of Emer, and his Training in Arms. Involves: Cúchulainn.