III.--Page 8. Perpetual, lasting always. Allure, to entice, coax, or persuade. Book of the Dun Cow: see page 118. Conn the Hundred-fighter, or, as he is often called, Conn of the Hundred Battles, was King of Ireland from A.D. 177 to 212. Crystal, a sort of transparent mineral: glass, or anything like glass. Marvelled, wondered. Chant, a slow, sweet song. Azure, a bright blue. Verdurous, green, full of verdure. Imprecation, a curse. Mace, here means a heavy-headed club used in fighting, generally for striking. IV.--Page 14. Noxious, hurtful, injurious. Gigantic, very large, giant-like. Fertile, fruitful, yielding good crops. Wickerwork, basket-work of woven twigs. Hospitality, kindness to strangers, free and generous entertainment of visitors. Expensive, costly. Establishment, the whole house, and all belonging to it. Liberal, plentiful. Gorget, an ornamental collar for the neck: the Irish gorgets were mostly of gold. Bronze, a mixed metal made of copper and tin melted together. The ancient Irish used a sort of white or whitish bronze, which they called _findruine_ [_finn´-drin-ă_]. Enamel, a beautiful glassy substance, of various colours, used in metal work. Museum, a place where curiosities of all kinds are kept, especially objects belonging to ancient times. Artificer, an artist, a worker in metals, bone, wood, &c. Old Irish Laws: these were called the Brehon Laws. Commerce, trade with foreign nations. V.--Page 22. Enmity, hatred, malice, ill feeling. Gall, bitterness and sourness of heart. Treachery, breach of faith, wickedness. Chariot, a kind of carriage. Druidical, made by the druids, who were believed to be enchanters, like the Dedannans. Clamorous, noisy, screaming. Repented, grew sorry. Gaelic speech, the Irish language, which all the people of Ireland then spoke. Plaintive, sad. Lay, a song, a poem. A husk of gore, withered up with grief. Anguish, great trouble and misery. Anthem, a song, a hymn: anthem of praise, _i.e._ of praise to God. VI.--Page 27. Amazement, astonishment, wonder. Horror, terror mixed with dislike. Lamentation, great sorrow. Malignant, full of evil and badness. Adventurous, spirited, daring, courageous. Abhor, to hate, to detest, to have a horror of. Transform, to change the form or shape. Society, company. The dreadful day of doom, "that day of woe," _i.e._ the Day of Judgment. The children of Lir had some obscure foreknowledge of the coming of Christianity. Desolate, waste and solitary. Tempestuous, stormy. VII.--Page 32. Abode, a dwelling. Plight, an evil and unpleasant state. Endure, to bear, to suffer. Chain of repose: as if the breezes were bound down and kept at rest by a chain. Darkness: the darkness of paganism. Pure light, and Day star: Christianity.