Note 3-3 — Footnotes.

"Conall's horses were caught for him and his chariot was yoked and he set out to protect the little boy. When Conall came up abreast of him, Cuchulain felt certain that, even though a chance came to him, Conall would not permit him to use it. He picked up a hand-stone from the ground which was the full of his grasp. He hurled it from him 3from his sling3 the length of a stone-shot at the yoke of Conall's chariot, so that he broke the chariot-collara in two and thereby Conall fell to the ground, so that the nape of his neck went out from his shoulder. "What have we here, boy?" asked Conall; 4"why threwest thou the stone?"4 "It is I threw it to see if my cast be straight, or how I cast at all, or if I have the stuff of a warrior in me." "A bane on thy cast and a bane on thyself as well. E'en though thou leavest thy head this time with thine enemies, I will go no further to protect thee." "'Twas what I craved of thee," answered he; "for it is geis amongst you men of Ulster to proceed, after a mishap has befallen your chariots. 5Go back5 6to Emain,6 7O Conall, and leave me here to keep watch." "That pleaseth me well," replied Conall.7 Conall turned back northwards again to the Ford of Watching. 8Thereafter Conall Cernach went not past that place.8