Note 10-10 — Footnotes.

An Under-king of Munster that was in the camp heard the tale. He went to his people to speak of it. "Yonder maiden was plighted to me 10on fifteen hostages10 once long ago," said he; "and it is for this I have now come on this W. 4568. hosting." Now wherever it happened that the sevena Under-kings of Munster were, what they all said was that it was for this they were come. 1"Yonder maiden was pledged to each of us in the bargain as our sole wife, to the end that we should take part in this warfare." They all declared that that was the price and condition on which they had come on the hosting.1 "Why," said they, 2"what better counsel could we take?2 Should we not go to avenge our wife and our honour on the Manè 3the sons of Ailill3 who are watching 4and guarding4 the rear of the army at Imlech in Glendamrach ('Kettle-glen's navel)?"