Sack, to plunder and destroy. XXXV.--Page 158. Extraordinary, very strange, wonderful. Keel, the bottom part of a ship or boat. Astounding, astonishing, wonderful. Oarstroke of the curragh, about 20 feet. Circumference, the whole round. Extending, stretching. Meshes, the open spaces between the threads of a net. XXXVI.--Page 162. Reconcile, to become friends again, to come back to friendship. Recognise, to know a thing again. Prow, the head or fore part of a ship or boat. Affliction, trouble and sorrow. Reception, receiving or entertaining. Reveal, to show, to make known. XXXVII.--Page 164. Liefer, rather. Let be this purpose, let it lie by, don't attend to it, don't carry it out: _i.e._ the purpose of revenge. I let him be, I let him alone. A tithe, a tenth part. XXXVIII.--Page 167. Monastic school, a school kept in a monastery. Distinguished, eminent and great. Pilgrimage, a journey to a place for devotion. Pilgrim, a person who goes on a pilgrimage. Determined will, allowing nothing to turn them from their purpose. Relinquish, to give up, to abandon. Luxuries, dainties, delicacies. Peasantry, the common country people. Swerve, to turn away from. Consecrated, made sacred and venerable. Hermitage, a place where a hermit lives. XXXIX.--Page 170. Object of their pilgrimage, the place they chiefly came to visit. Sojourn, to dwell, to live in a place. Revere, to regard with honour, love, and respect. Memorial, something that reminds one of past persons or events. Vehemently, very earnestly. Envied, people of other nations envied them, or were jealous of them. Triumphant, gaining victories. XL--Page 173. Successfully cultivated: the Irish people studied and practised them and made improvements. Pirates, sea robbers. Permanently, remaining there always. Expel, to drive out. Sovereignty, headship, kingship. Annex, to join. Encroaching, taking up or advancing on what belongs to another. Anglo-Irish, partly English and partly Irish. Milesian stock, the descendants of the Milesians (see p. 2). XLI.--Page 179. Croon, a continuous murmuring sort of musical sound or song. Squire, a gentleman who attended on a knight. Nier, a river flowing into the Suir from the Co. Waterford. Spectrally, like a spectre or ghost. Jack, a leathern jacket used for armour. Plumes, the feathers of their helmets. XLII.--Page 181. Claimant, a person laying claim to something. Contend, to struggle or fight. Unimportant, trifling, of no consequence. Remote, far off, out of the way. Recognise, to know. Prostrate, down on hands and knees. Barons, lords. Ambush, or ambuscade, an unexpected attack from a hiding place. Reverses, misfortunes. Surrender, to give up. Vigilant, watchful. Truce, an agreement for peace for a while.