Cét Chuile
Also spelled: the Ford of One Hundred, the Crime of One Hundred
A ford where Cúchulainn killed one hundred of Medb's own followers, sent to kill him.
Overview
Cét Chuile is the ford where Cúchulainn killed the one hundred men Medb sent out to kill him. The text says Medb called the slaughter a crime, and that gave the name the Crime of One Hundred. The same episode also gave the names Glais Chrau, the Stream of Blood, and Cuilenn Cinn Dúin.
Events here
- Medb sends one hundred of her own followers against Cúchulainn, and he kills them all at the ford of Cét Chuile. In Chapter IX: The Pact is Broken: The Great Carnage. Involves: Medb, Cúchulainn.
- Cúchulainn then pelts the armies from Delga so that nothing living can pass him southward between Delga and the sea. In Chapter IX: The Pact is Broken: The Great Carnage. Involves: Cúchulainn.
‘A crime, this slaughter of our people!’