Scathach

Role: teacher of arms; foster-mother of Cuchulainn and Ferbaeth · First appears: This is the Story in Order · Part 3

In Fergus’s account in “This is the Story in Order · Part 3,” when Cuchulainn was in his sixth year, he went to learn arms and feats with Scathach. In “The Death of Ferbaeth,” Scathach is named as the foster-mother of both Cuchulainn and Ferbaeth.

Relationship record

Life events

• In Fergus's account, Cuchulainn went to learn arms and feats with Scathach.(This is the Story in Order · Part 3 · 📍 Emain Macha)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'An easy question, truly,' said Fergus. 'In his fifth year he went to the boys at Emain Macha to play; in his sixth year he went to learn arms and feats with Scathach. In his seventh year he took arms. He is now seventeen years old at this time.'”

This is the Story in Order · Part 3

• pupil: Cuchulainn “In his sixth year he went to learn arms and feats with Scathach.”

The Death of Ferbaeth

• foster-child: Cuchulainn “Cuchulainn appealed to him by his foster-brotherhood, and Scathach, the foster-mother of them both.”
• foster-child: Ferbaeth “Cuchulainn appealed to him by his foster-brotherhood, and Scathach, the foster-mother of them both.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge. Made with Rho MD.