NAME Fuad

ALTERNATIVE Faut

SEX M

FESTIVAL Beltainn (Brilliant Fires)

CATEGORY hero / warrior

TYPE spear / sword fighter

CULTURE Goidel (Milesian) - Artabri tribe

COUNTRY Ireland

REGION Galicia / Meath / Donegal / Armagh

TERRITORY Ulster

LANDMARKS Sliabh Fuait (Fuad's mountain)

SITES Teltown (Tailltenn) / Drumleene

CENTERS Brigantia (A Corunna)

AGE Bronze

DATES BC 15th c

BATTLES Sliabh Mish / Taillcenn / Druim Lighean

RELATIVES Bregon (father); Liben (wife); Brego, Bladh, Murthemne, Cualgne, Cuala, Eibleo, Nar, Ith and Bile (brothers); Brath (grandfather); Rifath Scot (ancestor)

ENEMIES Danann

SEE ALSO Bile / Bladh / Brath / Bregon / Ith / Rifath Scot

REMARKS Fuad son of Bregon was a Milesian warrior who was killed during the Goidel invasion either in the battle of Taillcenn or Druim Lighean. He had the mountain Slieve Fuad (Sliabh Fuait) in county of Armagh named after him. The mountain was later changed to Sliabh gCuilinn (Slieve Gullion) and is also referred to as Slievegallion or Gallion.