[3-3]

Stowe and Eg. 209.

[a]

Reading taobh re taobh.

[b]

Omitting seng; the line has a syllable too many in the original.

[4-4]

Eg. 106 (Revue Celtique, tome xi, p. 327).

Page 261

[1-1]

Eg. 106.

[a]

That is, in Ulster. Stowe and Eg. 106 read '(with his face) to the south.'

[b]

That is, in Connacht.

[2-2]

Stowe.

Page 262

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

The order of these two paragraphs is that of Stowe; they are found in the reverse order in LL.

[3-3]

Reading with Stowe.

[4-4]

Eg. 209.

Page 263

[1-1]

This difficult sentence is composed of two alliterating groups, which it is impossible to follow in the translation.

[a]

That is, the battle breach.

[b]

That is, the fury of war and carnage which appeared in the form of a carrion crow.

[2-2]

Stowe, Eg. 106 and Eg. 209.

[c]

That is, Conlaech.

Page 264

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[a]

Reading with YBL. 39b, 31, as more intelligible than the 'chess-board' of LL., which occurs in the next stanza.

[4-4]

YBL. 39b, 31-33.

Page 265

[1-1]

YBL. 39b, 35-39.

[a]

A term of endearment which survives in Modern Irish.

[b]

That is, Ferbaeth.

[c]

That is, as prisoners.

Page 266

[a]

Referring to the Celtic custom of binding an alliance by each of the parties thereto drinking the blood of the other.

Page 267

[a]

That is, Ferdiad.

[b]

An old name for Ireland.

[1-1]

Stowe and Eg. 209.

Page 268

[1-1]

This sub-title is supplied by Windisch.

[2-2]

YBL. 40a, 1-2.

[3-3]

YBL. 40a, 3.

[4-4]

Stowe.

[5-5]

Stowe.

Page 269

[1-1]

This heading is taken from the colophon of the episode.

[2-2]

YBL. 40a, 9-12.

[3-3]

YBL. 40a, 12-13.

[4-4]

YBL. 40a, 12-14.

[5-5]

Stowe.

[6-6]

Stowe.

Page 270

[1-1]

Stowe, and YBL. 41a, 10.

[2-2]

YBL. 41a, 11.

[3-3]

YBL. 41a, 15.

[4-4]

YBL. 40a, 17.

[5-5]

YBL. 40a, 17.

[6-6]

YBL. 40a, 18.

[7-7]

Stowe.

[8-8]

Stowe and YBL. 41a, 10.

[9-9]

Stowe.

[10-10]

Stowe.

[11-11]

I have translated from the more circumstantial account in Stowe. LL. has, simply, 'his entrails and bowels outside on him.'

[12-12]

YBL. 40a, 21.

[13-13]

YBL. 40a, 22.

[14-14]

YBL. 40a, 23-24.

[15-15]

Stowe.

Page 271

[1-1]

YBL. 40a, 29.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

YBL. 40a, 31-33.

[a]

'Fifty or fifteen,' YBL. 40a, 35.

Page 272

[4-4]

Stowe, H. 1. 13 and Add. 18,748.

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

YBL. 40a, 40.

[3-3]

Stowe.

Page 273

[1-1]

The heading is taken from LL.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[4-4]

YBL. 41b, 19.

[5-5]

Stowe.

Page 274

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

YBL. 41b, 5.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[4-4]

Stowe.

[5-5]

YBL. 41b, 21-26.

[6-6]

Stowe.

[7-7]

Stowe.

Page 275

[1-1]

YBL. 41b, 30.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[4-4]

YBL. 41b, 41.

[5-5]

Stowe.

Page 276

[1-1]

YBL. 42a, 28.

[2-2]

YBL. 42a, 30-31.

[3-3]

Stowe.

Page 277

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

Stowe and YBL. 42a, 1.

[4-4]

Stowe.

[5-5]

Stowe.

[6-6]

Stowe.

Page 278

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

YBL. 42a, 50-51.

[a]

That is, 'extreme or drastic.'

[3-3]

Stowe.

Page 279

[1-1]

YBL. 42b, 7.

[2-2]

YBL. 42b, 8-9.

[3-3]

YBL. 42b, 10-11.

[4-4]

YBL. 42b, 13.

[5-5]

YBL. 42b, 14.

[6-6]

YBL. 42b, 16.

[7-7]

YBL. 42b, 17.

[8-8]

YBL. 42b, 18-19.

[a]

See above, page 272.

Page 280

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

YBL. 42b, 20.

[4-4]

YBL. 42b, 22.

[5-5]

Stowe.

[6-6]

Stowe.

[7-7]

Stowe.

[8-8]

YBL. 42b, 24.

[9-9]

Stowe.

[10-10]

Stowe.

[11-11]

YBL. 42b, 29-30.

Page 281

[a]

Omitting i tri, 'in three'; it is not found in Stowe or in YBL. and seems out of place here.

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[4-4]

Stowe, H. 1. 13 and Add. 18,748.

[b]

Reading Finna, to agree with the reading in LL., supra, page 279. Inna, in Stowe, etc.

[c]

That is, unshrived of their sins (?), a Christian intrusion

[d]

Literally, 'heifer's.'

[e]

Literally, 'a bull.'

Page 282

[a]

In Irish, Dun cind eich.

[b]

In Irish, Innis ruaidh.

[4-4]

See note 4, page 211.

Page 283

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

YBL. 42b, 36.