An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Furbaide Ferbend"

At the age of seventeen, he fought in Conchobar's army in the Battle of Gáirech and Ilgáirech at the end of the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]''.<ref name="CF" /><ref name="TBC1">Cecile O'Rahilly, ''Táin Bó Cúailnge Recension 1'', Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1976, ll. 218, 227-228</ref><ref name="TBC2">Cecile O'Rahilly (eag. & aistr.), ''Táin Bó Cúalnge from the Book of Leinster'', [[Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath]], 1967, lch. 248, 261</ref> In the saga ''Mesca Ulad'' where he is said to be [[Cúchulainn]]'s [[fosterage|foster-son]], he fights against the [[Iverni|Erna]], but he is so beautiful none of them can bring themselves to wound him.<ref name="MU">W. M. Hennessy (ed & trans), ''[[s:The Intoxication of the Ulstermen|Mesca Ulad; or, the intoxication of the Ultonians]]'', Todd Lecture Series, 1889</ref> After Conchobar's death his son [[Cúscraid Mend Macha]] succeeds him as king of the Ulaid, and gives his brother Furbaide the regions of northern and southern [[Tethbae]].<ref>R. I. Best (ed. & trans.), ''[http://www.ucd.ie/tlh/header/rib.eriu.8.001.t.header.html "The Battle of Airtech"], ''Ériu 8'', 1916, pp. 170-190</ref>

 

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