1.Amongst those drowned at the wrecks on Streedagh were the following Irishmen: Brian Mac-in-Persium, Andrew Mac-in-Persium, and Cormac O'Larit, all of whom had shipped as sailors in the Spanish vessels.

2.See Translator's Preface for the sense in which the word "north" is used in Spanish.

3.See O'Donovan's Letters (Sligo, R.I.A.)

4.Santiago, the Patron Saint of Spain; hence it became the war-cry or watchword when going to battle.

5.Sir Owen O'Gallagher was O'Donnell's Marshal, and lived in the Castle of Ballyshannon at this period.

6.Sir R. Bingham to Walsyngham, Oct. 1st, 1588.

7.Duro, p. 98; 25, i.

8.Chests of the same type, called Arca, were discovered in the excavations at Pompeii, where they were used for keeping the public money.

9.From the Official Catalogue of Tercentenary Exhibition of Spanish Armada.

10.See Mr. Crawford's translation and relative note, Part II.

11.From a photograph kindly taken by T. B. M'Dowell, Esq., London.