The Death of Chonchobhar

The Death of Chonchobhar
The Ulstermen and the men of Connaught were having great disputes; they were constantly engaged in battle. It was an Ulsterman custom to take out the brains of the warriors they killed in single combat and mix them with lime so they become hard balls; they would then keep the balls on a shelf. One day during battle, Conall from Ulster killed Meis-Geghra from Connaught, he made a ball with his brain and kept it on the shelf. The Ulstermen were very dunk one day and Conall demanded to have the brains of Meis-Geghra brought to him so him and the warriors could play with it.
Cet, the most troublesome monster in Ireland came to the Ulsterman for he foretold that Meis-Gegrha would avenge himself after his death and he snatched the ball from the warriors. The Ulstermen caught up with him but the men of Connaught were there to protect him and they engaged in battle again.
During the battle, Conchobhar, the king of Ulster was distracted by the women of Connaught. They begged him to come aside so they could look at him for he had the best figure, dress, size, eyes, hair, wisdom, good manners, speech, weapons, and dignity then any other man. Conchobhar had much pride so he went aside for the women to look at him. At this time Cet came with the brain ball of Meis-Geghra in a sling and slung it at Conchobhar’s head; two thirds of the brain ball were stuck in his head and he fell to the ground. The Ulstermen Carried him off the his doctor who told him that he could take the brain ball out but he would then die, or he could leave it in and he would live but would be disfigured. The men of Ulster decided that they would rather keep him alive and disfigured so the doctor sewed up his head with the same color thread as his hair. The doctor told him not to ride horseback, get to angry, mess around with women, or run. So Conchobhar sat in his seat for seven years in this state until one day he was told that the Jews crucified Christ. He was told that he was born on the same day as Christ, and he became so angry at the thought that Christ was killed that he jumped out of his seat, rampaged through a forest and cut it all down. Conchobar was so angry that the brain ball popped out of his head along with his own brains and he died.