Mag Clochair
Also spelled: the Stony Plain
The Stony Plain, filled with stones when Cúroi mac Dáiri and Munremur mac Gerrcinn throw stones at each other over the armies.
Overview
Mag Clochair is a plain. The text says the stones that filled it gave it the name, the Stony Plain. Cúroi mac Dáiri and Munremur mac Gerrcinn threw stones across it at each other, and the armies sat under their shields for a day. Kinsella's note places it much further north than Tailtiu, near Focherd.
Events here
- Cúroi mac Dáiri and Munremur mac Gerrcinn throw great stones at each other, and the stones fall over the camps of Fergus and Ailill. In Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs. Involves: Cúroi mac Dáiri, Munremur mac Gerrcinn, Fergus mac Roich, Ailill.
- Cúroi and Munremur make a pact, and Cúroi goes home while Munremur returns to Emain Macha. In Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs. Involves: Cúroi mac Dáiri, Munremur mac Gerrcinn.
This playful sport continued until the same hour next day, while the armies sat still with their shields held over their heads to guard against the blocks of stone, and the plain grew full of stones.