[XXVIII.] Ogam, a sort of writing, often used on sepulchral stones to mark the names of the persons buried.
[XXIX.] The Hill of Usna, in the parish of Conry, in Westmeath, one of the royal residences of Ireland.
[XXX.] Luga of the Long Arms is often called The Ildana, i.e. the Man of many sciences, to signify his various accomplishments.
[XXXI.] Eas-Dara, now Ballysodare, in the county Sligo.
[XXXIII.] Tara, in Meath, the chief seat of the kings of Ireland.
[XXXIV.] Fairy Host, i.e. the Dedannans. (See notes 1 and 8 at end.)
[XXXV.] Moy Murthemna, a plain in the county of Louth.
[XXXVI.] Fratricide; Gaelic, fionghal, the murder of a relative. ([See note, page 7.]) The sons of Turenn and the sons of Canta appear to have been related to each other ([see the third stanza of the poem, page 94]).
[XXXVII.] Ath-Luan, now Athlone; Ros-Coman, now Roscommon; Moy-Lurg, a plain in the county Roscommon; Curlieu Hills, a range of hills near Boyle, in Roscommon; Kesh-Corran, a well-known mountain in Sligo. The "Great Plain of the Assembly" must have been near Ballysodare, in Sligo.