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Borrow's _Romantic Ballads_, p. 136, and _Once A Week_, ix., p. 686. The
account is given in Snorro's _Chronica_, 1633, p. 136 (see _Bibliog._),
but a more accessible version of it is found in Mallet's _Northern
Antiquities_ (Bohn's ed.), pp. 144-45.--46. Horunga Vog, read _Hjorunga
Vagr_ in Icelandic, or _Vaag_ in Danish. In _Romany Rye_ (p. 359) it is
Englished as "Horinger Bay".--50. Hickathrift: A Norfolk worthy of the
eleventh century, whose prodigious exploits with the axle of his cart as
an offensive weapon, and the wheel as a shield, are handed down in the
chap-books of the last three centuries. See p. 63; also _Bibliog._ at
the end of _Romany Rye_.--51. Elzigood: William E., of Heigham, Norwich,
enlisted October, 1789, became Drum-major in the regiment, 22nd October,
1802; called facetiously or maliciously _Else-than-gude_ on p. 54.--55.
O'Hanlon: Redmond O'Hanlon (d. 1681), a proprietor of Ulster,
dispossessed under the Cromwellian settlement, and afterwards leader of a
band of outlaws.--56. Disbanded: The W.N.M. regiment left Edinburgh in
July, 1814, and was disembodied at Norwich, 19th July. It was again
called out, 10th July, 1815, and sent to Ireland. John Borrow was
appointed Ensign, 29th May, 1815, and Lieutenant, 13th December of the
same year. The regiment sailed from Harwich ("port in Essex") 31st
August, reaching Cork harbour ("the cove") about 9th September, 1815. 63.
Wight Wallace (story book of): See _Bibliog._

Page 63. Shorsha: The Irish for _George_, properly written _Seors_, but
the author usually wrote his Irish by sound.--64. Saggart, read _sagart_:
(Lat. _sacerdos_), a priest.--64. Finn-ma-Coul: In Irish
Fionn-mac-Cumhail, the father of Ossian.--64. Brian Boroo: In Irish,
Brian Boroimhe, a king of Ireland (926-1014).--65. Saggarting: Studying
with reference to the priesthood.--65. Mavourneen: Properly _mo
mhuirnin_, my darling.--65. Hanam mon Dioul: Wrongly given for _M'anam
o'n Diabhal_ [God preserve] my soul from the devil! See _Romany Rye_, p.
286, where it is quite correct--from _sound_.--66. Christmas over: 1816.
Regiment quartered at Templemore. John, now a lieutenant (not "ensign"),
is sent with a detachment to Loughmore, three miles away. Sergeant Bagg,
promoted to that rank, 10th July, 1815, accompanies him.--66. Mountain:
Called locally, "Devil's _Bit_," and not Devil's _Hill_ or _Mt._, as in
the text.--68. Fine old language (add: _which_):