For a great while they were under protection all around Ireland, and often through the snares and guiles of Conchobor their destruction was attempted from Ess Ruaid southwestwards round about northeastwards again to Benn Etair. The Ulstermen, however, chased them, then, over [the Irish sea] into the territory of Scotland. They settled down there in the desert. After the mountain game failed them, they turned aside upon the cattle of the men of Scotland in order to appropriate it to themselves. The latter went on a single day to destroy them, whereupon they proceeded to the king of Scotland, and he took them into his household following. They assumed mercenary service with him and placed their houses on the green. On account of the maiden the houses were made so that no-one with them might see her in order that they might not be killed with respect to her.