The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge, page 189 by Unknown
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in the great rout on Mag Murthemni that night avenging the youths on four of the five grand provinces of Erin.[4]
[2-2] Eg. 93.
[3-3] Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.
[4-4] Stowe.
[5-5] Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.
[1-1] Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.
[2-2] Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.
[3-3] LU. 1996.
[a] Or, 'Ploughland of the Great Slaughter.'
[4-4] Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.
What others say is that Lug son of Ethliu fought on Cuchulain's side at the Sessrech Bresligè.
Their number is not known and it cannot be reckoned how many fell there of the rabble rout, but only their chiefs have been counted. Here below are their names, to wit:--
The two Cruad, two Calad, two Cir, two Ciar, two Ecell, three Cromm, three Cur, three Combirgè, four Feochar, four Furachar, four Cassè, four Fota, five Caur, five Cerman, [W.2679.] five Cobtach, six Saxan, six Duach, six Darè, [1]six Dunchadh, six Daimiach,[1] seven Rochad, seven Ronan, seven Rurthech, eight Rochlad, eight Rochtad, eight Rindach, [2]eight Corprè,[2] eight Malach, nine Daigith, nine Darè, nine Damach, ten Fiach, ten Fiacach, ten Fedlimid.
[1-1] Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.
[2-2] LU. and YBL. 2010.
Ten and six-score[b] kings, [3]leaders and men of the land,[3] Cuchulain laid low in the great slaughter on the Plain of Murthemne, besides a countless horde of dogs and horses and women and boys and children and common folk; for there escaped not a third man of the men of Erin [4]without a wound or a hurt or a blueing or a reddening or a lump or a mark or breaking of thigh or of leg or of shinbone,[4] without having hip-bone broken or half his skull or an eye hurt, or without an enduring mark for the course of his life. [5]And he left them then after inflicting that battle upon them, without having his blood drawn or wound brought on himself or on his charioteer or on either of his horses.[5]
[b] 'Nineteen and nine-score,' H. 2. 17 and Eg. 93.
[3-3] Eg. 93 and