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Cúr mac Da Láth before the fight (TBC I)

Cúr mac Da Láth is sent to encounter Cú Chulainn. Concerning his character: (a) anyone who lost blood against him would die within eight days; (b) Medb says that even if he dies, at least her army will be relieved of his unpleasant company during eating and sleeping. Cúr, little amused to learn that his opponent is a mere beardless boy, takes offence at having been asked for the task. Cormac Cond Longas tries to persuade him. Cúr accepts and tells them [Medb, her army, etc.] to proceed the next morning because he will be back from the kill (of the ‘young deer’) before long.

Keywords

young opponent likened to young deeryoung opponent likened to young deer
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Agents

Cúr mac Dá LóthCúr mac Dá Lóth

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See more Cú ChulainnCú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
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Turim na cless section (TBC I)

Cú Chulainn is practising feats when Cúr arrives to meet him. Then follows a list of feats headed Turim na cless inso sís.

ball-feat (ubull-chless), blade-feat (fáebor-chless), feat with horizontally-held shield (fáen-chless), javelin-feat (cless cletenach), rope-feat (tét-chless), body-feat (corp-chless), cat-feat (cless caitt), the salmon-leap of a hero (ích n-erred), the cast of a wand (cor n-deled), the leap over ? (léim dar néib), the bending of a valiant hero (filliud erred náir), the feat of the gae bolga (gaí bolga), the feat of quickness (?) (baí brasse), the wheel-feat (roth-chless), the eight-men feat (ochtar-chless), the overbreath feat (cless for análaib), the bruising with a sword (bruud gine), hero's war-cry (sian caurad), well-measured blow (béim co commus), return-stroke (táith-béim), the mounting on a spear and straightening the body on its point, with the bond of a valiant champion (dréim fri fogaist co n-dírgiud crette fora rind co fornadmaim níad náir).

For discussion of these feats, see William Sayers, ‘Martial feats in the Old Irish Ulster Cycle’, Canadian Journal of Irish Studies 9 (1983).

Agents

Cúr mac Dá LóthCúr mac Dá Lóth

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Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
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Lexical items

Ir. clessIrish cless
Search eDILIr. ubull-chlessIrish ubull-chless
Search eDILIr. cless for análaibIrish cless for análaib
Search eDILIr. léimIrish léim
Search eDILIr. gae bolgaIrish gae bolga
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Beg. Turim na cless (list of feats)

(TBC I)

Cúr [mac Da Láth] spends a third of the day attacking Cú Chulainn, with his shield before him. Cú Chulainn is too occupied in practice, however, to notice his attacker and yet, precisely in practising his weapon-feats, manages to ward him off.

Cú Chulainn becomes aware of his opponent only when Fíacha mac Fir Fhebe gives a warning. He casts the ball-feat (ubull-chless) at Cúr in such a way that it goes through the shield, between centre and boss, and on through Cúr’s head.

According to another version, Cúr fell in [the battle of] Imshlige Glendamnach.

Devices

mention of variant or alternative account⟨narrative devices⟩
mention of variant or alternative account

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Agents

Cúr mac Dá LóthCúr mac Dá Lóth

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See more Cú ChulainnCú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
See more Fíacha mac Fir FhebeFíacha mac Fir Fhebe

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Places

Imshlige GlendamnachImshlige Glendamnach

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Lexical items

Ir. ubull-chlessIrish ubull-chless
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(TBC I)

Fergus reminds the army of their surety/obligation (glinne), but Ailill decides to return to the encampment. Láth mac Da Bró is then sent to encounter Cú Chulainn but dies in single combat. Much as before, Foirc mac Trí nAignech and Srubgaile mac Eóbith are sent to meet Cú Chulainn in single combat, with fatal consequences for both of them.

Agents

Fergus mac RóichFergus mac Róich
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; former king of Ulster in exile in Connacht; Medb’s lover
See more Ailill mac MátaAilill mac Máta
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of Connacht, husband of Medb of Connacht
See more Cú ChulainnCú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
See more Láth mac Dá BróLáth mac Dá Bró

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See more Foirc mac Trí nAignechFoirc mac Trí nAignech

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See more Srubgaile mac EóbithSrubgaile mac Eóbith
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Lexical items

Ir. glinne ... 1Irish glinne ... 1
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