Page 231. The chorus is pronounced _Shoo-il, shoo-il, shoo-il, a rooin,
Shoo-il go socair, ogus shoo-il go kiune, Shoo-il go den durrus ogus
euli liom, Iss go de too, mo vourneen, slaun_, and means--
'Move, move, move, O treasure,
Move quietly and move gently,
Move to the door, and fly with me,
And mayest thou go, my darling, safe!'
Page 232. _Shan van vocht_, meaning 'little old woman', is a name for
Ireland.
Page 235. This is not the most ancient form of the ballad, but it is the
form into which it was recast by Boucicault, and which has long taken
the place of all others.
Page 237, line 2. 'Sinking,' violent swearing.