Note 4-4 — Footnotes.

4"Another company there came to the mound in Slane of Meath," continued macRoth. "Three bold, high-spirited youths of noble countenance, 5fiery and noble,5 in the front rank of that company. Three cloaks of the one colour 6they wore folded6 upon them; 7three close shorn, blae-yellow heads; three gold brooches over their arms; three sleeved tunics with embroidery of red gold, girded around them;7 three shields wholly alike they bore; 8three gold-hilted swords on their shoulders;8 three five-pointed, W. 5360. 1broad and grey-green1 spears in their 2right2 hands." "Who were those men there?" Ailill asked. "I know," Fergus answered; "the three princes of Roth, the three champions of Colph, the three of Midluachair, great in achievements, three seasoned warriors of the east of Erin, to wit, the three sons of Fiachna in quest of their bull are there, even Ros and Darè and Imchad, for theirs was the possession of the Brown Bull of Cualnge. Even had they come alone, they would have offered you battle in defence of their bull and their drove, even though before them the enemy should not be routed."4