▁who ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁lo ver , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁trained ▁in ▁arms ▁under ▁the ▁ren owned ▁war rior ▁woman ▁Sc á th ach . ▁He ▁and ▁C ú ch ul ain n ▁are ▁equal ▁in ▁all ▁mart ial ▁fe ats , ▁with ▁two ▁exceptions : ▁the ▁G á e ▁Bulg , ▁a ▁bar bed ▁spe ar ▁which ▁Sc á th ach ▁has ▁taught ▁only ▁C ú ch ul ain n ▁to ▁use ; ▁and ▁Ferd i ad ' s ▁horn y ▁skin , ▁which ▁no ▁weapon ▁can ▁pier ce . ▁ ▁When ▁A il ill ▁and ▁Med b , ▁king ▁and ▁queen ▁of ▁Con n acht , ▁in va de ▁Ul ster ▁to ▁ste al ▁the ▁b ull ▁D onn ▁C ú ail n ge , ▁their ▁progress ▁is ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁C ú ch ul ain n , ▁who ▁dem ands ▁single ▁combat . ▁After ▁C ú ch ul ain n ▁has ▁defeated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Con n acht ▁champions , ▁Med b ▁sends ▁for ▁Ferd i ad , ▁but ▁he ▁only ▁agre es ▁to ▁fight ▁C ú ch ul ain n ▁after ▁Find ab air , ▁A il ill ▁and ▁Med b ' s ▁daughter , ▁has ▁sed uct ively ▁p lied ▁him ▁with ▁alco hol , ▁and ▁Med b ▁has ▁various ly ▁b rib ed , ▁sh amed ▁and ▁go aded ▁him ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁They ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁ford ▁for ▁three ▁days , ▁first ▁fighting ▁with ▁ 8 ▁s words , ▁d arts ,