[Incessant], without ceasing, continual.

[Occupation], employment, work.

[His relative the king of that part of Scotland]: the royal families of Ireland and Scotland were related to each other (see pp. [5] and [6]), and Columkille was related to both.

[XXXII.—Page 145].

[Voluntary], by his own choice.

[Ben Edar], Howth, near Dublin.

[Embarking], going on board ship.

[Seniors], elderly persons.

[Hospice], the part of a monastery set apart for the entertainment of travellers.