Ba h-álgen curmthigi is ba dúr debtha.
Ba h-álgen curmthigi is ba dúr debtha.
((he) was * gentle * of ale-house * and * (he) was * hard * of * strife)
He was a gentle man in the ale house and a tough one in battle.
This description of the ideal prince, which has the feel of a cliché, is found in “Tochmarc Ferbae” (LL 33716-7).