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- proper noun Irish mythology In
Irish mythology ,Cúchulainn 's best friend and foster-brother.
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Examples
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[1] CUCHULAIN AND THE RIVERS [1] [2] Now while the hosts proceeded from Ath Firdead ( 'Ferdiad's Ford') southwards, Cuchulain lay in his sickbed in that place. [
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Cuchulain caught it in the fork of his foot, and [2] when Ferdiad raised his shield [2] Cuchulain threw the Gae Bulga as far as he could cast
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"Come, O Cucuc," cried Laeg; "arise now [2] from thy trance, [2] for the men of Erin will come to attack us, and it is not single combat they will allow us, now that Ferdiad son of Daman son of Darè is fallen by thee."
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"Let us resort, then," said Ferdiad, "to our heavy, hard-smiting swords this day, for we trow that the smiting each other will bring us nearer to the decision of battle to-day than was our piercing each other on yesterday."
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Vol. i, Introduction, pages 359-366, and the episode "The Fight of Ferdiad and Cuchulaind," was translated by W.K. Sullivan, ibid.,
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Cuchulain likewise came to the ford, and he beheld the various, brilliant, manifold, wonderful feats that Ferdiad performed on high.
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Ferdiad, so that he gave two blows for every blow of Cuchulain's.
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"Rememberest thou at all," asked Ferdiad, "the choice deeds of arms we were wont to practise with Scathach and with Uathach and with Aifè?"
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Ferdiad pursued Cuchulain westwards over the ford.
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[8] When Ferdiad saw that his gilla had been thrown [8] and heard the Gae
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