Bélchú

Bélchú

Bélchú (Old Irish "dog-mouth", also spelled Bealchu or Bealcu) of Breifne is a warrior of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology.

He finds the Ulster hero Conall Cernach near to death after his final combat with Cet mac Mágach, takes him home and tends to his wounds, intending to fight him when Conall is fit enough. As Conall recuperates Bélchú regrets this honourable behaviour and tells his three sons to kill Conall as he sleeps in his sickbed. Conall overhears and makes Bélchú take his place in the bed, so when the sons arrive, they kill their father instead. Conall then kills all three of them, and takes all four heads home. The site of the conflict is now the village of Belcoo on the Cavan-Fermanagh border which is named in Bélchú's honour.

References

*Kuno Meyer (translator), [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/cet.html The Death of Cet Mac Mágach]


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