Sliab Cuilinn
A mountain where the Brown Bull hid with his heifers, and where Buide mac Báin brought him out again.
Overview
Sliab Cuilinn is a mountain with fastnesses where the bull went when he left the army's camp. The text says the armies searched there and did not find him. Later Buide mac Báin came from the mountain with the bull and fifteen heifers.
Events here
- The Brown Bull moves to Sliab Cuilinn with his fifty heifers, with his herdsman Forgaimen driving him. In Chapter V: ‘Death death!’. Involves: Donn Cuailnge, Forgaimen.
- The armies go to Sliab Cuilinn after the herdsmen say the bull is in its fastnesses, but they cannot find him there. In Chapter VI: From Finnabair Chuailnge to Conaille.
- Cúchulainn sees Buide mac Báin coming from Sliab Cuilinn with the bull and fifteen heifers, and goes up to meet him. In Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan. Involves: Cúchulainn, Buide mac Báin, Donn Cuailnge.
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Related places
- Sliab Cuinciu (The mountain where Cúchulainn stayed on the road)
Connected to
- Cuailnge (Where the Brown Bull retreats)