"It is no wonder they to have such strength: every one of them is the son of a king and a queen; manes of hair they have of the colour of gold.
"Their bodies smooth and comely; their eyes blue and far-seeing; their teeth bright like crystal, within their thin red lips.
"White shields they have in their hands, with patterns on them of white silver; blue shining swords, red horns set with gold.
"They are good at killing men in battle; good at song-making, good at chess-playing.
"The most beautiful of plains is the Plain of the Two Mists; the men of the Sidhe are stirring up pools of blood on it; it is not far from this place."
"It would be a shameful thing not to give our help to this man," said Laegaire.
Fiachna, son of Betach, went down into the lake then, for it was out of it he had come, and Laegaire went down into it after him, and fifty fighting men along with him.
They saw a strong place before them then, and a company of armed men, and Goll, son of Dalbh, at the head of them.
"That is well," said Laegaire, "I and my fifty men will go out against this troop." "I will answer you," said Goll, son of Dalbh.
The two fifties attacked one another then, and Goll fell, but Laegaire and his fifty escaped with their lives and made a great slaughter of their enemies, that not one of them made his escape.