Note 2-2 — Footnotes.

Cormac Conlongas son of Conchobar saw that, 2and the force of affection arose in him,2 and he laid hold of a spearshaft that filled his grasp, and gave three blows to the Brown Bull of Cualnge from ear to tail, 3so that it broke on his thick hide from ear to rump.3 "No wonderful, lasting treasure was this precious prize for us," said Cormac, "that cannot defend himself against a stirk of his own age!" The Brown Bull of Cualnge heard this—for he had human understandinga—and he turned upon the Whitehorned. 4Thereupon the Brown of Cualnge became infuriated, and he described a very circle of rage around the Whitehorned, and he rushed at him, so that he broke his lower leg with the shock.4 And thereafter they continued to strike at each other for a long while and great space of time, 5and so long as the day lasted they watched the contest of the bulls5 till night fell on the men of Erin. And when night had fallen, all that the men of Erin could hear was the bellowing and roaring. That night the bulls coursed over 6the greater part of6 all Erin. 7For every spot in Erin wherein is a 'Bulls' Ditch,' or a 'Bulls' Gap,' or a 'Bulls' Fen,' or a 'Bulls' Loch,' or a 'Bulls' Rath,' 8or a 'Bulls' Back,'8 it is from them7 9those places are named.9