Ath Tolam Sét
Also spelled: the Ford of the Overwhelming Gift
A ford where Cúchulainn killed Redg with a javelin after Redg asked for the gift of it.
Overview
Ath Tolam Sét is the ford where Redg, Ailill's satirist, was killed. Redg had come for Cúchulainn's javelin and threatened to take away his good name if he did not get it. Cúchulainn threw the javelin and it went through Redg's head.
Events here
- Redg, Ailill's satirist, is sent to get Cúchulainn's javelin, and Cúchulainn refuses him. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Redg, Ailill, Cúchulainn.
- Cúchulainn throws the javelin and kills Redg, and the ford takes its name from the gift. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Cúchulainn, Redg.
‘Now, that is a stunning gift!’
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Related places
- Ath Buide (The earlier ford in the same stretch of the bull hunt)