Dubhtach
Also known as: the Beetle of Ulster · Family: Ulstermen · Role: warrior · First appears: The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Glenn Masain Version · Part 1
In the Book of Leinster version of The Exile of the Sons of Usnach, Dubhtach slew Mane and Fiachna, son of Feidelm, and three hundred Ulstermen fell in the fighting involving him, Conor and Fergus mac Rog. The account also says that “Dubhtach slew the women of Ulster.” In the Glenn Masain version, on the morrow after the sons of Usnach were slain, Dubhtach, Fergus mac Rog, Cormac and their armies fought Conor’s household at Emain Macha, killing Maine and three hundred others; they destroyed and burned Emain Macha, and Conor’s women were slain.
In The Driving of the Cattle of Flidais, Dubhtach and Ailill Finn wounded one another at a ford: Dubhtach’s spear pierced Ailill’s thighs, and Ailill’s javelin passed through Dubhtach. Flidais threw her cloak over the three wounded men and cared for them in the castle, undertaking their healing.
Relationship record
Life events
- In the Book of Leinster version, Dubhtach killed Mane and Fiachna, the son of Feidelm, Conor's daughter.(The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Book of Leinster Version · Part 2)
- In the Book of Leinster version, Three hundred men of Ulster fell in the fighting with Conor, Fergus, and Dubhtach.(The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Book of Leinster Version · Part 2)
- With: Conor Fergus mac Rog
- “so that upon that day three hundred of the men of Ulster fell”
- In the Book of Leinster version, Dubhtach slew the women of Ulster.(The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Book of Leinster Version · Part 2 · 📍 Ulster)
- “and Dubhtach slew the women of Ulster”
- In the Glenn Masain version, Fergus, Cormac, Dubhtach, and their armies fought Conor’s household and killed Maine and three hundred others.(The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Glenn Masain Version · Part 1 · 📍 Emain Macha)
- With: Fergus mac Rog Cormac Conor Maine (son of Conor, Chapter 016)
- “he himself, and Cormac the Partner of Exile, king Conor's own son, also Dubhtach, the Beetle of Ulster, and the armies they had with them, gave battle to the household of Conor; and they slew Maine the son of Conor, and three hundred of Conor's people besides.”
- In the Glenn Masain version, Fergus and his allies destroyed and burned Emain Macha and killed Conor’s women.(The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Glenn Masain Version · Part 1 · 📍 Emain Macha)
- With: Fergus mac Rog Cormac Conor
- “And Emain Macha was destroyed, and burned by them, and Conor's women were slain”
- Dubhtach and Ailill Finn wounded each other in combat.(The Driving of the Cattle of Flidais · Literal Translation · Part 1 · 📍 a ford)
- With: Ailill Finn
- “Dubhtach thrust a spear through Ailill so that it went through his two thighs. He (Ailill) hurled a javelin at Dubhtach, so that he drove the spear right through him, (so that it came out) on the other side.”
- Flidais threw her cloak over the three wounded men.(The Driving of the Cattle of Flidais · Literal Translation · Part 1)
- With: Flidais Fergus mac Rog
- “Flidais comes by from the castle, and throws her cloak over the three.”
- Flidais cared for the wounded men and undertook their healing.(The Driving of the Cattle of Flidais · Literal Translation · Part 1 · 📍 the castle)
- With: Flidais Fergus mac Rog
- “Meanwhile the wounded men were being cared for by Flidais in the castle, and their healing was undertaken by her.”
The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Glenn Masain Version · Part 1
- with Fergus mac Rog (They jointly attacked Conor's household.) “he himself, and Cormac the Partner of Exile, king Conor's own son, also Dubhtach, the Beetle of Ulster, and the armies they had with them, gave battle to the household of Conor;”
- with Cormac (They jointly attacked Conor's household.) “he himself, and Cormac the Partner of Exile, king Conor's own son, also Dubhtach, the Beetle of Ulster, and the armies they had with them, gave battle to the household of Conor;”
- with Conor (They waged war against Conor's household.) “he himself, and Cormac the Partner of Exile, king Conor's own son, also Dubhtach, the Beetle of Ulster, and the armies they had with them, gave battle to the household of Conor;”
The Driving of the Cattle of Flidais · Literal Translation · Part 1
- with Ailill Finn (Dubhtach wounds Ailill Finn in combat.) “Dubhtach thrust a spear through Ailill so that it went through his two thighs.”
- with Ailill Finn (Ailill Finn wounds Dubhtach in combat.) “He (Ailill) hurled a javelin at Dubhtach, so that he drove the spear right through him, (so that it came out) on the other side.”
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Extracted from the original text of Heroic Romances of Ireland. Made with Rho MD.