A dark shield; dark red, dark purple, with five chains of gold, with a rim of white metal on it.  A sword gold-hilted, inlaid with ivory hilt of red-gold raised high on his girdle.  A spear, long, grey-edged, with a spear-head sharp, attacking, with rivets of gold, gold-flaming by him in the chariot.  Nine heads in one of his two hands, and ten heads in the other hand.  He shook them from him towards the hosts.  So that this is the contest of a night to Cuchulainn.  Then the women of Connaught raised themselves on the hosts, and the women were climbing on the men to look at Cuchulainn’s form.  Medb hid her face and dare not show her face, but was under the shield-shelter for fear of Cuchulainn.  So that it is hence Dubthach Doeltenga of Ulster said: 

’If it is the Riastartha, there will be corpses
Of men therefrom,’ etc. [Note:  Rhetoric, fifty-four lines.]

Fiacha Fialdana from Imraith (?) came to speak with the son of his mother’s sister, Mane Andoe his name.  Docha Mac Magach went with Mane Andoe:  Dubthach Doeltenga of Ulster came with Fiacha Fialdana from Imraith (?).  Docha threw a spear at Fiacha, so that it went into Dubthach.  Then Dubthach threw a spear at Mane, so that it went into Docha.  The mothers of Dubthach and Docha were two sisters.  Hence is Imroll Belaig Euin. [Note:  i.e. the Random Throw of Belach Euin.]

(Or Imroll Belaig Euin is from this:  the hosts go to Belach Euin, their two troops wait there.  Diarmait Mac Conchobair comes from the north from Ulster.

‘Let a horseman go from you,’ said Diarmait, ’that Mane may come to speak with me with one man, and I will come with one man to meet him.’  They meet then.

I have come,’ said Diarmait, ’from Conchobar, who says to Medb and Ailill, that they let the cows go, and make whole all that they have done there, and bring the Bull [Note:  i.e. bring Findbennach to meet the Dun of Cualnge.] from the west hither to the Bull, that they may meet, because Medb has promised it.’

‘I will go and tell them,’ said Mane.  He tells this then to Medb and Ailill.

‘This cannot be got of Medb,’ said Mane.

’Let us exchange arms then, ’said Diarmait, ’if you think it better.’

‘I am content,’ said Mane.  Each of them throws his spear at the other, so that the two of them die, and so that the name of this place is Imroll Belaig Euin.)

Their forces rush at each other:  there fall three twenties of them in each of the forces.  Hence is Ard-in-Dirma. [Note:  The Height of the Troop.]

Ailill’s folk put his king’s crown on Tamun the fool; Ailill dare not have it on himself.  Cuchulainn threw a stone at him at Ath Tamuin, so that his head broke thereby.  Hence is Ath Tamuin and Tuga-im-Tamun. [Note:  i.e., Covering about Tamun.]

Then Oengus, son of Oenlam the Fair, a bold warrior of Ulster, turned all the host at Moda Loga (that is the same as Lugmod) as far as Ath Da Ferta:  He did not let them go past, and he pelted them with stones, and the learned say ——­ before till they should go under the sword at Emain Macha, if it had been in single combat that they had come against him.  Fair-play was broken on him, and they slew him in an unequal fight.