THE PLAIN OF THE BOYNE I. original: BRUG I. This refers to Brú na Bóinne, the ritual landscape in County Meath containing Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.

49 Fedlimid the Lawgiver original: Fedelmed Rechtach. A legendary High King of Ireland and ancestor of the Connachta. is in your reckoning, O Brug;
he was a combative warrior in every pursuit;
they are not hostile in this land,
which covers just Conn of the Hundred Battles. original: Conn cét-chathach. The legendary ancestor of the leading dynasties of the north and center of Ireland.

53 Art original: Art mac Cuinn, son of Conn. did not reach you, despite his great dignity;
his followers used to range over the sloping paths;
he took a high and proud grave,
that hero of warriors, in Luachair Derg. original: Luachair Deirg. A location in Munster; tradition states Art was not buried at the Boyne.

57 Cormac original: Cormac mac Airt, one of the most famous High Kings. did not reach you, though he died without misery;
the vanguard of truth—it has been verified—
he found rest above the white Boyne,
on the shore at Rosnaree. original: Ros na Ríg. Tradition says Cormac rejected the pagan burial ground of Brú na Bóinne for a Christian-like burial at Rosnaree because he had glimpsed the "true faith."

61 Cairbre Lifechair lies upon your soil;
as does Fiacha Sraptine, noble and bright;
and Muiredach Tirech from the Hill;
and the king Eochu, father of Niall.

65 Niall original: Niall Noígíallach, or Niall of the Nine Hostages. did not reach you—a cry that is no lie;
sad for him was the path he traveled;
after going to the Alps original: Elpa. While usually meaning the Alps, in some early contexts, it referred to Scotland or Britain, but legendary accounts of Niall often place his death on the continent. seven times,
the place where his grave lies is well known.

69 After that, the pure faith Christianity. came
upon the Plain of Fál original: Mag Fáil. A poetic name for Ireland.; perhaps it was not too soon;
so that now everyone lies in holy cemeteries,
to separate them from iniquity and sin.

49. Fedlimid] Lebor na hUidre; Feidlim, etc. in the others. Rechtach] Lebor na hUidre; Lawgiver, etc. in the Rawlinson B 502 manuscript; Righteous, etc. in the Trinity College Dublin manuscripts H.3.3 and V; Rech- in the Stowe manuscript S₂. In your reckoning] Lebor na hUidre; On your floor in the Book of Ballymote; Upon your floor in the Rawlinson, Trinity, and Stowe manuscripts; On a journey in S₂; On the high floor in the Book of Lecan. 50.] Lebor na hUidre; He was not selfish in every pursuit, etc. in the Lecan, Trinity, and Stowe manuscripts; He was not selfish in every right in the Book of Ballymote; He was not selfish in every pursuit in the Rawlinson manuscript. 51. They are not] Lebor na hUidre; He was not in S₂; Though he was, etc. in the others. Hostile] Speckled and treacherous in S₂. In the land] Lebor na hUidre; In truth in the others. 52. Covers] Lebor na hUidre; Reached in the Trinity manuscripts; Approached, etc. in the Book of Ballymote and TCD S₃; Lorded over, etc. in the Lecan and Stowe manuscripts. 53. Vast] Lebor na hUidre and TCD V; Beautiful, etc. in the others. 54. Used to drive] edited; Used to drive below in Lebor na hUidre; Used to take them, etc. in the others. Over] Lebor na hUidre; Across in the Trinity manuscripts. 55. Proud] Lebor na hUidre; Solitary, etc. in the others; naid in the Book of Ballymote. High] Lebor na hUidre. 56. Hero] Lebor na hUidre and TCD S₃; Heroes in the others. In] etc. Lebor na hUidre and the Book of Ballymote; From, etc. in the others. 58. Vanguard] Lebor na hUidre; Because in the others.