and the grave of murtough was made wide and deep , and there they laid the queen beside him , two in the one grave , near the north side of the little church that is in tuilen . now , when the burial was finished , and the clerics were reciting over his grave the deeds of the king , and were making prayers for murtough 's soul that it might be brought out of hell , for cairnech showed great care for this , they saw coming towards them across the sward a lonely woman , star - bright and beautiful , and a kirtle of priceless silk upon her , and a green mantle with its fringes of silver thread flowing to the ground . she reached the place where the clerics were , and saluted them , and they saluted her . and they marvelled at her beauty , but they perceived on her an appearance of sadness and of heavy grief .
a lonely woman .
who did the clerics and cairnech see coming towards them across the sward ?
who did the clerics and cairnech see coming towards them across the sward ?