And he staid till the end of that year, and after spending that time he prepared to depart, and Aife said to him: ‘It is not right for thee to go now, for I am pregnant, until thou know what child I shall have.’
‘If it be a daughter that will be born’ says Cúchulainn, ‘every mother has the profit of her daughter, so give her to the man whom thou thyself likest. But if it be a son that thou wilt bear14, nurture him well, and teach him feats of valour and bravery, and teach him all the feats save only the feat of the gae builg, for I myself will teach that to him after he reaches Ireland.’