In Yeats's story, five soldiers who shoot the monks are cursed by the abbot and, when ordered by Hamilton to intercept two messengers sent by the people of Sligo to call for help, they lose their way in the forest and are then led over a cliff by a vengeful sidhe.
In Yeats's narrative, five soldiers who shoot the monks are afflicted by the abbot and, when ordered by Hamilton to intercept two messengers sent by the people of Sligo to call for assistance, they become disoriented in the forest and are then guided over a cliff by an angry sidhe.