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The Siege of Knocklong (Author: Unknown)

section 125

Fiacha continued: ‘Do your bathing in my blood, but even so, it will do you no good and your enemies will enjoy that.’

It was thus it happened – the tragic death of Fiacha. All this occurred at Áth Tuisil (the Ford of the Fall). It is from what happened here that the ford is so called ever since, as the ancient verse says:

    1. Áth Tuisil is the name of the ford;
      everybody knows the true reason for this –
      the fall which Connla from Cnoc Dean
      inflicted on good Fiacha Moilleathan

Connla received no benefit from the deed and he died eventually from starvation and from the skin eruption. No member of Eoghain's family would allow him to enter his house and they did not consider it worthwhile inflicting any other for of vengeance on him.