Gaile-dana

First appears: Continuation (from the Yellow Book of Lecan)

At Fuilcarnn in “Continuation (from the Yellow Book of Lecan),” Gaile-dana came with his twenty-seven sons and his sister’s son Glas Mac Delgna. “On the morrow,” they threw twenty-nine spears at Cuchulainn at once. When they threatened him, Fiacha Mac Fir-Febe leapt from his chariot and struck off the attackers’ arms; Cuchulainn then slew the twenty-nine men and the two sons of Ficce with them.

Relationship record

Life events

• Gaile-dana and his companions threw twenty-nine spears at Cuchulainn.(Continuation (from the Yellow Book of Lecan) · 📍 Fuilcarnn)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “They threw their twenty-nine spears at him at once; i.e. Gaile-dana with his twenty-seven sons and his sister's son, Glas Mac Delgna.”
• Fiacha struck off the arms of the twenty-nine attackers as they threatened Cuchulainn.(Continuation (from the Yellow Book of Lecan))
  • With: Fiacha Mac Fir-Febe Cuchulainn Glas Mac Delgna
  • “He gave a leap from his chariot when he saw all their hands against Cuchulainn, and he strikes off the arms of the twenty-nine of them.”
• Cuchulainn slew the twenty-nine attackers and the two sons of Ficce.(Continuation (from the Yellow Book of Lecan))
  • With: Cuchulainn Glas Mac Delgna
  • “Cuchulainn slew then the twenty-nine men and the two sons of Ficce with them, two bold warriors of Ulster who came to ply their might on the host.”

Continuation (from the Yellow Book of Lecan)

• younger kin: Glas Mac Delgna “Gaile-dana with his twenty-seven sons and his sister's son, Glas Mac Delgna.”
• enemies with Cuchulainn “They threw their twenty-nine spears at him at once; i.e. Gaile-dana with his twenty-seven sons and his sister's son, Glas Mac Delgna.”
• enemies with Fiacha Mac Fir-Febe “He gave a leap from his chariot when he saw all their hands against Cuchulainn, and he strikes off the arms of the twenty-nine of them.”

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