Midluachair road
Also spelled: Midluachair
A road used by the armies in the raid, along which Medb planned to raid north as far as Dún Sobairche.
Overview
The Midluachair road runs through several parts of the raid. Ailill took half the armies along it when they were divided at Finnabair, and Medb planned to raid along it northward as far as Dún Sobairche. In the last battle the bull Finnbennach went along it to Cuib.
Events here
- The list of places the armies were to pass on their way to Finnabair includes Druim Cain on the Midluachair road. In Chapter II: The Táin Bó Cuailnge Begins.
- Medb sends Ailill with half the armies by the Midluachair road, while she goes with Fergus by another way. In Chapter VI: From Finnabair Chuailnge to Conaille. Involves: Medb, Ailill, Fergus mac Roich.
- Medb plans to lay waste the lands 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.
- Finnbennach goes by the Midluachair road to Cuib and tears up the ground there. In Chapter XIV: The Last Battle. Involves: Finnbennach.
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Related places
- Bernas Bó Ulad (The way Medb and Fergus took when the armies were divided)
- Dún Sobairche (The place Medb planned to reach along the road)
Connected to
- Cuib (The road north through the district)
- Finnabair Chuailnge (The road Ailill takes in the second version)