Dún Sobairche
A place in Dál Riada where Medb took fifty women from Finnmór during her raid.
Overview
Dún Sobairche is a place in the territory of Dál Riada. Medb took fifty women there from Finnmór, the wife of Celtchar mac Uthidir, during her raid. Later Sualdam told the men of Ulster that Ailill and Fergus had harried their people as far as Dún Sobairche.
Events here
- Medb plans to lay waste the lands of the Ulstermen and the Picts along the Midluachair road northward as far as Dún Sobairche. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Medb.
- Medb takes fifty women from Finnmór, the wife of Celtchar mac Uthidir, at the capture of Dún Sobairche. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Medb, Finnmór, Celtchar mac Uthidir.
- Sualdam tells the men of Ulster that Ailill and Fergus have harried their people as far as Dún Sobairche. In Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs. Involves: Sualdam, Ailill, Fergus mac Roich.
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Related places
- Midluachair road (The road Medb planned to raid along, as far as this place)
Connected to
- Cuib (How far north Medb meant to lay waste)