Now plunder was taken by the sons of Donn Desa, and five hundred there
were in the body of their marauders, besides what underlings were with
them. This, too, was a tabu of Conaire's. There was a good warrior in
the north country, "Wain over withered sticks," this was his name. Why
he was so called was because he used to go over his opponent even as a
wain would go over withered sticks. Now plunder was taken by him, and
there were five hundred in the body of their marauders alone, besides
underlings.
There was after that a troop of still haughtier heroes, namely, the
seven sons of Ailill and Medb, each of whom was called "Mane." And each
Mane had a nickname, to wit, Mane Fatherlike and Mane Motherlike, and
Mane otherlike, and Mane Gentle-pious, Mane Very-pious, Mane Unslow, and
Mane Honeyworded, Mane Grasp-them-all, and Mane the Loquacious. Rapine
was wrought by them. As to Mane Motherlike and Mane Unslow there were
fourteen score in the body of their marauders. Mane Fatherlike had three
hundred and fifty.
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