‘Is yon,’ says the king, ‘the renowned Cúchulainn, whose fame ye have in Ireland? If so,’ says Aed the Red, ‘here for thee is the royal tribute which thou thyself hast gained, and the damsel also.’
‘On thee be thine evil and thy sorrowful sin!’ says Fer diad son of Damán: ‘may no one on earth ever get renown or fame or lasting distinction on the same road with thee!’