Talk:Gáe Bulg

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Uhm I am not too sure, but isn't the exact name Gáe Bolga?

it's a matter of orthography, which was not standardized when the stories in question were first written down. Whateley23 07:29, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Foster Brother?

I have a question regarding Cu Chulainn's relation to Ferdiad. According to the legend the two warriors trained under Scáthach. It's just that I don't think they were foster brothers. I know that Cu Chulainn is Conall the Victorious' step brother. But I think that Cu Chulainn and Ferdiad were best friends. Sonalchagi 12:47, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

From Táin Bó Cualnge from the Book of Leinster, ed & trans by Cecile O'Rahilly, p. 210: "Then the men of Ireland considered what man should be sent to fight with Cú Chulainn in the hour of early morning on the morrow. They all said that it should be Fer Diad mac Damáin meic Dáire, the brave warrior from Fir Domnand. For similar and equal was their power of fighting and combat. With the same fostermothers, Scáthach and Úathach and Aífe, had they learnt the arts of valour and arms, and neither of them had any advantage over the other save that Cú Chulainn possessed the feat of the ga bulga. ... Then messengers and envoys were sent for Fer Diad. Fer Diad refused and denied and again refused those messengers and he did not come with them, for he knew what they wanted of him, which was, to fight with his friend and companion and fosterbrother, Cú Chulainn mac Sualtaim, and so he came not with them." (emphasis added) --Nicknack009 14:33, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I wan't aware that Scáthach, Úathach and Aífe were their foster mothers. That actually makes it kind of odd since there is a part about Cù chulainn "loving" Aífe. Sonalchagi 22:48, 30 July 2007 (UTC)