Dedad

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Dedad, Clann Dedad, Fir Dedad. The subjects or followers of Cú Roí mac Dáiri. Much evidence suggests that Clann Dedad is another name for the Érainn, an important early non-Goidelic people of Ireland. In the Táin Bó Flidais [Cattle Raid of Flidais] the Clann Dedad are listed as one of the three warrior races of Ireland along with the Clann Rudraige (i.e. Ulaid) and the Gamanrad. D. Ó hÓgáin has suggested (1991) that the Dedad were fancifully associated with the Dee river in north-east Leinster, and thus the famous ford of the river, Áth Fhirdiad(h) [Ferdia's Ford] may be named for them instead of for the hero Ferdiad [Ir., man of Dedad (?)], thought to have been killed here by Cúchulainn, as reported in the Táin Bó Cuailnge [Cattle Raid of Cooley].

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