[XXXVIII.] A usual form of oath among the ancient Irish. (See, for an account of this oath, the author's "Origin and History of Irish Names of Places," Series II. chap. XIV.)
[XXXIX.] A kind of writing. ([See note, page 36.])
[XL.] Chain of silence; a chain, probably hung with little bells, which the lord of a mansion shook when he wished to get silence and attention.
[XLI.] Micō'rta; the name of the great banqueting hall of Tara, the ruins of which are to be seen to this day.
[XLII.] The Garden of the Hesperides.
[XLIII.] Sigar, i.e. Sicily.
[XLIV.] Iroda was the name given by the Irish to some country in the far north of Europe, probably Norway.
[XLV.] Bruga of the Boyne, the palace of Angus, the great Dedannan magician, was situated on the north shore of the Boyne, not far from Slane. ([See note 1] at end.)
[XLVI.] Ferdana, a poet; literally, "a man of verse."
[XLVII.] Caher-Crofinn, otherwise called Rath-ree, the principal fortress at Tara, the remains of which are still to be seen.