Ath Lethan
A ford on the Níth where Cúchulainn killed Lethan, and which the text names after his death.
Overview
Ath Lethan is the ford on the river Níth where Lethan stood in a rage and waited for Cúchulainn. The text says the ford is named Ath Lethan from his death. Kinsella's note says Lethan is apparently an invention, and that the name simply means the broad ford.
Events here
- Cúchulainn cuts off Lethan's head at the ford and leaves the head with the body. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’. Involves: Cúchulainn, Lethan.
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Related places
- Ath Carpat (The ford before it)
- River Níth (The river the ford is on)
Connected to
- Conaille (The ford where Lethan was killed)