[7] Dearg-drúchtach—i.e. “Dewy-Red”—was the name of St Columba’s boat.
[8] That is, “Back turned to Ireland.”
[9] Solitary cell.
[10] i.e. the sheepskin or deerskin coverings for apertures, still used in some remote shealings and bothain.
[11] Shed.
[12] Here probably the byre.
[13] Gracie óg mo-chridhe—“Young Gracie, my heart.”
[14] Pron. Cawn dhu dee-lish—i.e. “darling black head.”
[15] The second line to the refrain translates the first.
[16] Creek.