Note 40 — WALTER HAMILTON, (continued 5)

Here is to be observed the astonishing similarity of manners and customs, between the Irish and Scotch, in former days. How close is

“Whack for O’Shaughnashane! Tooleywhagg, ho!

to “Roderigh Vich Alpine Dhu! ho ieroe!”—See The Lady of the Lake.

In the present instance, ’tis a Song at a Banquet; in the latter, ’tis a Song in a Boat. ’Tis merely the difference betwixt wine and water. The vassals on both occasions express their attachment to their Chief, and their ardour for his Crest; one being an Evergreen Pine, the other a Potato.