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Glondáth

Also spelled: Ford of the Deed

The ford where Cúchulainn killed one hundred men and named it the Ford of the Deed.

Overview

Glondáth is a ford on the road from Forgall's fort, where Cúchulainn killed one hundred men while he was carrying off Emer. The text says Cúchulainn named it the Ford of the Deed.

Events here

  1. On the way back from Forgall's fort with Emer, Cúchulainn killed one hundred men at Glondáth and named it the Ford of the Deed. In Cúchulainn's Courtship of Emer, and his Training in Arms. Involves: Cúchulainn, Emer, Forgall Monach.

‘Glondáth, Ford of the Deed, will be its name forever,’ Cúchulainn said.

Cúchulainn, in “Cúchulainn leaves Forgall's fort” (Cúchulainn's Courtship of Emer, and his Training in Arms)