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.
According to Yeats's tale, five soldiers who killed the monks were punished by the abbot and, when instructed by Hamilton to capture two messengers sent by the people of Sligo to seek help, they became lost in the woods and were then led to their demise by a malevolent sidhe.