Note 3-3 — Footnotes.

Touching the men of Erin, the account follows here: They came up to the pillar-stone at Ard Cuillenn, 3which is called Crossa Coil to-day,3 and they began looking out upon the province that was unknown to them, the province of Ulster. And two of Medb's people went always before them in the van of the host, at every camp and on every march, at every ford and every river *LL. fo. 58b. and every gap. They were wont to do so 4that they might save the brooches and cushions and cloaks of the host, so that the dust of the multitude might not soil them4 and that no stain might come on the princes' raiment in the crowd or the crush of the hosts or the throng;—these were the two sons of Nera, who was the son of Nuathar, W. 575. son of Tacan, two sons of the house-stewards of Cruachan, Err and Innell, to wit. Fraech and Fochnam were the names of their charioteers.