Note 2-2 — Footnotes.

W. 2076. The men of Erin discussed among themselves who of them would be fit to attack 2and contend with2 Cuchulain, *LL. fo. 74a. 3and drive him off from them on the ford at the morning-hour early on the morrow.3 And what they all said was that Cûr ('the Hero') son of Da Loth should be the one to attack him. For thus it stood with Cûr: No joy was it to be his bedfellow or to live with him. 4He from whom he drew blood is dead ere the ninth day.4 And 5the men of Erin5 said: "Even should it be Cûr that falls, a trouble 6and care6 would be removed from the hosts; 7for it is not easy to be with him in regard to sitting, eating or sleeping.7 Should it be Cuchulain, it would be so much the better." Cûr was summoned to Medb's tent. "For what do they want me?" Cûr asked. "To engage with Cuchulain," replied Medb, 8"to do battle, and ward him off from us on the ford at the morning hour early on the morrow."8 9Cûr deemed it not fitting to go and contend with a beardless boy.9 "Little ye rate our worth. Nay, but it is wonderful how ye regard it. Too tender is the youth with whom ye compare me. Had I known 10I was sent against him10 I would not have come myself. I would have lads 11enough11 of W. 2086. his age from amongst my people to go meet him on a ford."