River Níth
Also spelled: Níth
A river in Conaille, with the ford where Cúchulainn killed Lethan.
Overview
The river Níth runs through Conaille. Lethan waited for Cúchulainn at its ford, and the text says the ford was named Ath Lethan after Cúchulainn killed him there. Kinsella's route list gives the modern name as the Castletown river.
Events here
- Lethan waits in a rage at the ford on the river Níth, and Cúchulainn cuts off his head there. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’. Involves: Lethan, Cúchulainn.
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Related places
- Ath Carpat (The ford before it)
- Ath Lethan (The ford on the river, named from Lethan's death)
- Conaille (The district the river runs through)