Footnote 30: _Ib_. Footnote 31: _Ib_. Footnote 32: The author is indebted to W. M. Hennessey, Esq., of the Public Record Office, Dublin, for a copy of this poem, collated with one in his own possession. It is printed in the Appendix, No. II., along with a translation by Mr. Hennessey. Footnote 33: _Ise in Manannan sin robai i n-arainn ocus as friaside adberar Emain Ablach_. It was this Manannan that resided in Arann, and this is the place which is called Eamania of the apple-trees.—_Yellow Book of Lecain, Atlantis_, vol. iv. p. 228. Footnote 34: Principes Insularum.—_Chron. Manniæ._ Footnote 35: _Chron. Manniæ_, _ad an_. Footnote 36: See _Act. Parl._, vol. i. p. 424. Footnote 37: Puis est treitez et acordez de mettre quatre poire des Justices en la terre Descoce et pur ce que les choses soient mesnees de meillur array et plus a honur et au profite de nostre seignur le Roy et al aisement du poeple est assentu que en LOENEYS soient deux Justices, cest asavoir monsieur Johan del Isle et monsieur Adam de Gurdon. En GA[LO]WAY monsieur Roger de Kirkpatrick et monsieur Wautier de Burghdone. Et pur LES TERRES DELA LA MER DESCOCE, cest asavoir ENTRE LA RIVERE DE FORTH ET LES MONTZ monsieur Robert de KETH et monsieur William Inge. Et pur LES TERRES DELA LES MONTZ Monsieur Reynaud le Chien et Monsieur Johan de Vaux du Counte de Northumber.—_Act. Parl. Scot._, vol. i. p. 120. Footnote 38: Fordun’s _Chron._, vol. ii. p. 38. Footnote 39: Bede tells us (B. i. c. 12) that the Picts and Scots were termed transmarine nations, not because they came from beyond Britain, but because they belonged to that remote part of Britain beyond the two firths. The word Transmarine Scotland is adopted as a convenient term for Scotland beyond the Firths of Forth and Clyde. Footnote 40: Defunctus est Palladius in Campo Girgin, in loco qui dicitur Forddun.—Colgan, _Tr. Th._ p. 13. Footnote 41: _Book of Rights_, pp. 17 and 49. Footnote 42: When the Pictish Chronicle tells us that the Norwegians were cut off in _Sraith-herne_ or Stratherne, the Irish Annals narrate the same event as a slaughter by the men of Fortren.—_Chron. Picts and Scots_, pp. 9. and 362. Footnote 43: Across the Stockfurde into Ros.—_Wyntoun._ Footnote 44: _Chron. Picts and Scots_, p. 136. Footnote 45: 693 _Bruidhe mac Bile Rex Fortrend moritur_. 739 _Tolarcan mac Drostan rex Athfhotla a bathadh la h’Angus_ (drowned by Angus).—_Tigh. Ib._ pp. 75, 76. Footnote 46: 1020 Findlaec mac Ruaidri Mormaer Moreb.—_Tigh._ Findlaec mac Ruadri Ri Alban.—_An. Ult._ Footnote 47: