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on Medb's march from Cruachan into Ulster Dun da Benn: Mount Sandle, on the Bann, near Coleraine in the County Derry Dun Delga: Dundalk, or the moat of Castletown, on the east coast near Dundalk; Cuchulain's home town Dun macNechtain Scene: a fort in Mag Breg, at the place where the Mattock falls into the Boyne, about three miles above Drogheda Dun Sobairche: Dunseverick, about three miles from the Giants' Causeway, in the County Antrim Elg: an old name for Ireland Ellne: probably east of the River Bann, near Coleraine Ellonn: a place in Ulster Emain Macha: the Navan Fort, or Hill, two miles west of Armagh; King Conchobar's capital and the chief town of Ulster (pronounced _Evvin Maha_) Emer Foltchain: wife of Cuchulain (pronounced _Evver_) Enna Agnech: according to the Annals of the Four Masters, he was High King of Ireland from 312 to 293 B.C. Eo Donn Mor: north-east of Eo Donn Bec, in the County Louth Eocho Fedlech: father of Medb; according to the Four Masters, he reigned as monarch of Ireland from 142 to 131 B.C. (pronounced _Yokh-ho_) Eocho Salbuide: King of Ulster and father of Cethern's wife, Inna Eogan macDurthachta: a chief warrior of Ulster and Prince of Fernmag Erc macFedilmithi: an Ulster hero, son of Fedlimid and grandson of Conchobar Erna: a sept of Munstermen who later settled about Lough Erne, in Connacht Ess Ruaid: Assaroe; a cataract on the River Erne near Ballyshannon, in the south of the County Donegal. It constituted part of the old boundary between Ulster and Connacht Etarbane: one of the "seats" of the king of Cashel, in Tipperary Ethliu: father of Lug Ethne: sister of Medb (pronounced _Ehnna_) Fachtna Fathach: king of Ulster and later of all Ireland; adoptive father of Conchobar and husband of Ness, Conchobar's mother Fal (or Inisfail): one of the bardic names for Ireland; Medb is called "of Fal," as daughter of the High King of Ireland (pronounced _Fawl_) Fan na Coba: a territory in the baronies of Upper and Lower Iveagh, in the County Down Fedain Cualngi: a place in Ulster Fedlimid Nocruthach: daughter of King Conchobar, wife of Loegaire Buadach, mother of Fiachna and cousin-german of Cuchulain (pronounced _Falemid_) Femen: a territory at Slieve-na-man, extending perhaps from Cashel to Clonmel, in the southern part of the County Tipperary Fene: the old tribal name of the Gaels; the "King of the Fene" is Conchobar, King of Ulster
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