No! for I am a hero’s child;
I’ll hunt my quarry in the wild;
And still my home this mansion make,
Of all unheeded and unheeding,
And cherish, for my warrior’s sake—
‘The flower of love lies bleeding.’”
[51] The ancient name of Ireland.
[52] The plural of kern—an Irish foot soldier.
[53] A rude hut, or cabin.
[54] Yellow, dyed from saffron, was the favourite colour of the ancient Irish.