Glenn Firbaith
Also spelled: Ferbaeth's Glen
A glen where Cúchulainn killed Ferbaeth with a spear of holly.
Overview
Glenn Firbaith is the glen where Ferbaeth died. Cúchulainn threw a piece of split holly after him, and it went in at the back of his head and came out through his mouth. The text names the glen Ferbaeth's Glen after him, and says some say Focherd got its name from the same throw.
Events here
- Ferbaeth tells Cúchulainn that he has promised Medb, and Cúchulainn leaves him in a fury. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Ferbaeth, Medb, Cúchulainn.
- Cúchulainn throws a piece of holly after Ferbaeth, which pierces the back of his head, and Ferbaeth dies in the glen. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Cúchulainn, Ferbaeth.
‘That was a throw!’
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Related places
- Focherd (Some say the Place of the Throw took its name from this throw)