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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge

Note 4-4 — Footnotes.

Joseph Dunn translation

4Now as regards the charioteer of Cuchulain 5after Fergus went from them:5 "What wilt thou do to-night?" asked Laeg. "What, indeed?" said Cuchulain. "It will be thus" (said the charioteer) "Ferdiad will come to attack thee, with new beauty of plaiting and dressing of hair, and washing and bathing, and the four provinces of Erin with him to look at the combat. I would that thou wouldst go where thou wilt get a like adorning for thyself, to the place where is Emer Foltchain ('Emer of the Beautiful Hair,' thy wife), 6daughter of Forgal Monach,6 at Cairthenn in Cluan da Dam, ('two Oxen's Meadow') in Sliab Fuait, 1where thou wilt get even such an adorning for thyself."1 2"It is fitting to do so," said Cuchulain.2 Then Cuchulain went thither that night 3to Dundelgan,3 and passed the night with his wife. His doings from that time are not related here now.4

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