part 10

There was a hurly-burly amongst them and the strength of fierceness without wanting; heads, feet and bones were stretched on the place. 130

Indeed I did laugh seeing Seán MacSheery stretched on the ground stuffing bread and cheese in his nose.

Sad was the reason for laughter to see Conn MacGara on his knees without anger or hatred, saying his rosary while Mr. Sharkey was stripping him.

Rory MacGeoffrey gave a blow to Colley so that he fell immediately on the ground lifeless.

Fierce Brian Brophy gave a full hard blow with a sharpened blade which took the top of Marcus's head off.

Brian Óg McRose gave fat Conn McCabe a blow in the head with a coulter which made his death imminent.                         135

William-of-the-blows McHaughey made fierce battle with McHester; he put his mouth to the back of his head with a fierce stroke of his sword.

Hugh McPhelim came brandishing his shield and challenging the people of the plain to do deeds of valour.

Breasal MacArdle came -- a man full of heart -- though full of strength in the battlefield, nevertheless he was left on his backside at the gathering.

Beloved Eoin McDonnell came, and he took the top of the nose off black Brian Cahill, and there was indeed strong valour.

Myles McEvilly -- a man who never turned away from the fight -- he put a great thick spear through the body of Maolradh McCullough. 140

Brave Charles McCann came, -- a prince who was seldom without a potato -- and he put the step-son of Diarmuid MacKey into a dying condition.

Peter Ó Loughnane -- he was a jolly pup -- caught the throat and wind-pipe of the son of Michael Ó Dowd.

He got a strong hold -- though his enemy was powerful -- of the knobbly wind-pipe of powerful warlike Muiris.