#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `#CuChulainn had loved Blathnait even before she was brought over the sea.

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#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `#CuChulainn had loved Blathnait even before she was brought over the sea. She was the daughter of Iuchna, king of the men of Falga. He arranged to meet her again in the west on Samain night. A province of Ireland set out to go with CuChulainn then. That day she gave CuRoi advice provided by CuChulainn — CuRoi should make a splendid rampart for his hillfort from every standing-stone in Ireland, whether erect or toppled. The Clan Dedad roused themselves on that very day to make the stronghold, so there was no one but himself in his hillfort. This is the signal that existed between her and CuChulainn: a milking of Iuchna’s spotted cows would be let loose down the river toward the men of Ulster so that the river would be white when she was washing CuRoi’s head. That was done. It was let loose toward them so that the river has been called Finnglais, White Stream, since that time.
While washing his hair Blathnait tied it to the posts of the bed and to the pillars. She stole his sword from its scabbard and she opened the hillfort. He heard nothing until the men had filled up the house on him and until they were at his throat. He rose up at once to attack them, and he killed a hundred of their men with his feet and fists. But finally CuChulainn sheared off the man’s head and set fire to the fort.`
Source: https://iso.ucc.ie/Aided-conroi/Aided-conroi-text.html